Senate roll call 445 · 38th Congress · Jan 6, 1865
To postpone indefinitely consideration of H. R. 586, a bill reducing the official staff of the army.
On Jan 6, 1865, the Senate voted 28–8 (HR 586). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–7, Others 7–1, Democrats 7–0. 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
- Jan 6, 1865
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 7 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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