Senate roll call 507 · 38th Congress · Feb 20, 1865
To amend an amendment to H. R. 683 by stipulating that this act shall not abolish the rations now allowed officers in the regular service, but entitle officers
On Feb 20, 1865, the Senate voted 37–7 (HR 683). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–4, Democrats 6–1, Others 5–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 37
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Feb 20, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle 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
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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