Senate roll call 79 · 38th Congress · Feb 19, 1864
To agree to the conference report on S. 36, said report concerning a possible compromise bill to solve disagreement in both houses.
On Feb 19, 1864, the Senate voted 26–16 (S 36). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–8, Democrats 2–6, Others 4–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 16
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 19, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan 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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- William Wright D-NJ
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the conference report on S. 36…: Senate Vote, Feb 19, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-79/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-s-36 (accessed 2026-10-17).