Senate roll call 475 · 38th Congress · Feb 4, 1865
To amend an amendment to H. J. RES. 126 by stipulating that no state which was in armed rebellion on november 8, 1864, shall be considered as having held a vali
On Feb 4, 1865, the Senate voted 26–13 (HJR 126). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–11, Others 5–1, Democrats 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
- 26
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 4, 1865
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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