Senate roll call 524 · 38th Congress · Feb 25, 1865
To pass S. 465, a bill authorizing the President to appoint, an officer in the naval department to be known as the solicitor and naval judge advocate general at
On Feb 25, 1865, the Senate voted 26–11 (S 465). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–8, Democrats 6–2, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 26
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 25, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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