Senate roll call 411 · 38th Congress · Jul 2, 1864
To insist on the Senate amendment to H. R. 549. The amendment provides that the loyal states seek the enlistment of negroes in rebellious states.
On Jul 2, 1864, the Senate voted 28–8 (HR 549). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–6, Others 6–1, Democrats 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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
- 28
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 2, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 6 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown 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
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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