Senate roll call 309 · 38th Congress · Jun 17, 1864
To amend H. R. 494 by repealing the portion of the act of march 2, 1861, which exempts all philosophical apparatus and instruments imported for any literary soc
On Jun 17, 1864, the Senate voted 18–16 (HR 494). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–10, Democrats 0–5, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 18
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jun 17, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 10 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- 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
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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