Senate roll call 120 · 39th Congress · May 8, 1866
To amend H. R. 280 (14 stat 48, app may 18, 1866), a bill making appropriations for the post office department for fiscal 1867, by eliminating provision that TH
On May 8, 1866, the Senate voted 22–16 (HR 280). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–14, Democrats 5–2, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.
During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 8, 1866
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 14 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- James Guthrie D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 280 (14 stat 48, app may 18…: Senate Vote, May 8, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-120/to-amend-h-r-280-14-stat-48-app (accessed 2026-10-17).