Senate roll call 319 · 39th Congress · Jan 18, 1867
To amend S. 453, by providing that the term of any officer or agent whose salary is in excess $1,500 a year and who was appointed since july 1, 1866, shall expi
On Jan 18, 1867, the Senate voted 16–21 (S 453). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–14, Democrats 0–6, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 16
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jan 18, 1867
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 14 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- 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
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- 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
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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