Senate roll call 188 · 39th Congress · Jul 3, 1866
To pass S. J. RES. 79 (14 stat 365, app july 25, 1866), a resolution appropriating $5,000 for the purchase of judge james l. Pettigru's law library for the use
On Jul 3, 1866, the Senate voted 19–14 (SJR 79). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–11, Democrats 3–3, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 19
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 3, 1866
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark 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
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- 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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