Senate roll call 405 · 38th Congress · Jul 1, 1864
To amend H. R. 244 by providing that the proclamation of the President made on january 1, 1863, whereby it declares that the slaves in certain states and portio
On Jul 1, 1864, the Senate voted 11–21 (HR 244). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–9, Democrats 0–6, Others 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 11
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 1, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 9 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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