Senate roll call 4 · 38th Congress · Mar 10, 1863
To advise and consent to the appointments of several acting lieutenants on the active list.
On Mar 10, 1863, the Senate voted 19–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–12, Democrats 4–2, Others 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 10, 1863
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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