Senate roll call 501 · 38th Congress · Feb 14, 1865
To amend S. 392, (13 stat. L. 431), a bill providing for the construction of a bridge across the ohio river at louisville and supplementing an act establishing
On Feb 14, 1865, the Senate voted 13–21 (S 392). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–13, Democrats 0–5, Others 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 13
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 14, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle 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
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 392, (13 stat. L. 431), a bill…: Senate Vote, Feb 14, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-501/to-amend-s-392-13-stat-l-431-a (accessed 2026-10-17).