Senate roll call 496 · 38th Congress · Feb 13, 1865
To amend an amendment to H. J. RES. 141 by reducing the duty from 15 per cent to ten per cent.
On Feb 13, 1865, the Senate voted 18–22 (HJR 141). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–18, Democrats 6–1, Others 3–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 18
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 13, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 18 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony 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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