Senate roll call 583 · 38th Congress · Mar 3, 1865
To amend H. R. 786 by forbidding the trial by military courts of any persons, except those engaged in the army or navy, or who are rebel spies, where the courts
On Mar 3, 1865, the Senate voted 25–4 (HR 786). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–4, Democrats 6–0, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 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
- 25
- No
- 4
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- 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
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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