Senate roll call 477 · 38th Congress · Feb 4, 1865
To amend H. J. RES. 126 by eliminating the preamble and effectively excluding the votes of virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, florida, alabama,
On Feb 4, 1865, the Senate voted 7–30 (HJR 126). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–21, Democrats 1–5, Others 2–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 7
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 4, 1865
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 21 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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