Senate roll call 34 · 39th Congress · Feb 8, 1866
To agree on the house amendment to S. 60, which authorizes the President to divide into districts, the section of the country containing such refugees and freed
On Feb 8, 1866, the Senate voted 29–7 (S 60). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–1, Democrats 1–6, Others 1–0. 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
- 29
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Feb 8, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree on the house amendment to S. 60…: Senate Vote, Feb 8, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-34/to-agree-on-the-house-amendment-to-s-60 (accessed 2026-10-17).