Senate roll call 506 · 38th Congress · Feb 18, 1865
To amend H. R. 683 by repealing all laws and regulations of the war department giving additional pay or rank to officers of the rregular army over officers of t
On Feb 18, 1865, the Senate voted 15–12 (HR 683). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–6, Democrats 1–4, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 15
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Feb 18, 1865
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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