Senate roll call 518 · 38th Congress · Feb 23, 1865
To postpone prior orders and proceed to consideration of S. J. RES. 117, recognizing the government of the state of louisiana, motion made during debate on h. R
On Feb 23, 1865, the Senate voted 20–17 (SJR 117). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–14, Democrats 4–2, Others 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 20
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 23, 1865
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 14 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- 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
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
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
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
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