Senate roll call 257 · 39th Congress · Jul 25, 1866
To amend the amendment made in committee of the whole to H. R. 737 fixing the salary and mileage allowances for senators and representatives, by setting the mil
On Jul 25, 1866, the Senate voted 23–13 (HR 737). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Democrats 5–2, Others 2–0. 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
- 23
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 25, 1866
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- James Guthrie D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
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