Senate roll call 462 · 38th Congress · Jan 31, 1865
To postpone action on S. 359, a bill providing for reimbursement of monies expended for the United States by the state of missouri and proceed to consideration
On Jan 31, 1865, the Senate voted 20–18 (S 359). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–5, Democrats 0–7, Others 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 20
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 31, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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