Senate roll call 282 · 39th Congress · Jul 28, 1866
To pass H. J. RES. 208, (#96 laws of 1866, july 28, 1866), authorizing the fenians to hold meetings in the orphans fair building. (p. 4293-1)
On Jul 28, 1866, the Senate voted 20–7 (HJR 208). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–1, Democrats 1–4, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 2 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
- 20
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Jul 28, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 1 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland 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 pass H. J. RES. 208, (#96 laws of 1866…: Senate Vote, Jul 28, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-282/to-pass-h-j-res-208-96-laws-of (accessed 2026-10-17).