Senate roll call 301 · 38th Congress · Jun 15, 1864
To refer H. R. 51, (13 stat 200), a bill repealing all acts and parts of acts for the rendition of fugitive slaves, to the committee on the judiciary.
On Jun 15, 1864, the Senate voted 14–21 (HR 51). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–20, Others 6–1, Democrats 6–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
- 14
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To refer H. R. 51, (13 stat 200), a bill…: Senate Vote, Jun 15, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-301/to-refer-h-r-51-13-stat-200-a (accessed 2026-10-17).