Senate roll call 464 · 38th Congress · Jan 31, 1865
To amend an amendment to S. J. RES. 97 by directing the military authorities of the United States to retaliate upon the prisoners of tthe enemy in such manner,
On Jan 31, 1865, the Senate voted 27–13 (SJR 97). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–13, Democrats 8–0, Others 6–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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
- 27
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 31, 1865
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Nathan Allen Farwell 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
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-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 Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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 Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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