Senate roll call 251 · 39th Congress · Jul 25, 1866
To amend H. R. 737 by appropriating $40,000 for surveying the isthmus of darien under direction of the war department with a view toward the construction of a c
On Jul 25, 1866, the Senate voted 22–13 (HR 737). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–12, Democrats 3–1, Others 2–0. 12 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
- 13
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 25, 1866
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 12 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- 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
- Ira Harris R-NY
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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