Senate roll call 545 · 38th Congress · Mar 1, 1865
To amend H. R. 763, (13 stat. L. 504), a bill aiding in construction of railroads and telegraph lines from the missouri river to the pacific ocean and securing
On Mar 1, 1865, the Senate voted 5–29 (HR 763). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–21, Democrats 1–4, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 5
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 1, 1865
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 21 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 763, (13 stat. L. 504), a…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-545/to-amend-h-r-763-13-stat-l-504 (accessed 2026-10-17).