Senate roll call 217 · 39th Congress · Jul 18, 1866
To amend S. 236 (14 stat 280, app july 25, 1866), a bill to construct birdges over the mississippi river, by preventing such construction before mar. 1, 1867.
On Jul 18, 1866, the Senate voted 11–25 (S 236). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–22, Democrats 4–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 11
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 18, 1866
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 22 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 236 (14 stat 280, app july 25…: Senate Vote, Jul 18, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-217/to-amend-s-236-14-stat-280-app-july (accessed 2026-10-17).