Senate roll call 383 · 38th Congress · Jun 28, 1864
To amend H. R. 51 by providing as far as practical, suitable employment and fair compensation for freedmen, whenever abandoned real estate could not be found fo
On Jun 28, 1864, the Senate voted 19–15 (HR 51). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–12, Others 6–0, Democrats 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 19
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jun 28, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Clark 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
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
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