Senate roll call 259 · 38th Congress · Jun 2, 1864
To amend an amendment to H. R. 405 by reducing the tax on smoking tobacco from 25 cents to 20 cents per pound.
On Jun 2, 1864, the Senate voted 16–22 (HR 405). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–19, Others 5–2, Democrats 3–1. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 2, 1864
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 19 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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