Senate roll call 243 · 39th Congress · Jul 24, 1866
To amend H. R. 780 by authorizing the secretary of the treasury to appoint a commission of three to investigate and report at the next session, the advantages o
On Jul 24, 1866, the Senate voted 11–23 (HR 780). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–15, Democrats 0–6, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 23
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 24, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 15 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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