Senate roll call 461 · 38th Congress · Jan 27, 1865
To adjourn, motion made during consideration of S. J. RES. 97, a resolution advising retaliation for the cruel treatment of prisoners by the insurgents.
On Jan 27, 1865, the Senate voted 24–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Democrats 4–3, Others 4–3. 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
- 24
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jan 27, 1865
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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