Senate roll call 302 · 39th Congress · Jan 9, 1867
To amend S. 456, by providing that nebraska shall not deny the right of elective franchise or any other right to any person, except indians not taxed, on accoun
On Jan 9, 1867, the Senate voted 18–18 (S 456). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Democrats 0–6, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 18
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jan 9, 1867
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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