Senate roll call 531 · 38th Congress · Feb 27, 1865
To postpone all prior orders and proceed to the consideration of H. R. 744, (13 stat. L. 469), a bill amending the revenue laws, motion made during debate on s.
On Feb 27, 1865, the Senate voted 34–12 (SJR 117). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–8, Democrats 6–2, Others 5–2. 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
- 34
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Feb 27, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI 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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- 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
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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