Senate roll call 195 · 39th Congress · Jul 9, 1866
To amend S. 401, by forming forty-five regiments of infantry from companies now serving, and eight new regiments of which five shall be composed of colored troo
On Jul 9, 1866, the Senate voted 18–13 (S 401). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–12, Democrats 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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
- 18
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jul 9, 1866
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 401, by forming forty-five…: Senate Vote, Jul 9, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-195/to-amend-s-401-by-forming-forty-five-regiments (accessed 2026-10-17).