Senate roll call 492 · 38th Congress · Feb 11, 1865
To amend an amendment to H. R. 649 by fixing the salaries of the assistant secretaries of the executive department, assistant attorney general and the ffirst a
On Feb 11, 1865, the Senate voted 21–17 (HR 649). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–13, Democrats 5–1, Others 2–3. 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
- 21
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 11, 1865
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H. R. 649 by fixing…: Senate Vote, Feb 11…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-492/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-649-by (accessed 2026-10-17).