Senate roll call 315 · 38th Congress · Jun 17, 1864
To amend H. R. 494 by imposing a 35 per cent ad valorem duty on moist water, mineral colors and paints used in the manufacture of paper hanging.
On Jun 17, 1864, the Senate voted 12–16 (HR 494). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–10, Democrats 2–3, Others 1–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 12
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 17, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 10 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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 Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- 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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