Senate roll call 391 · 39th Congress · Feb 5, 1867
To amend H. R. 598 by eliminating the clause providing that in all proceedings commenced one year from the time the act goes into effect, no discharge shall be
On Feb 5, 1867, the Senate voted 31–10 (HR 598). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–10, Democrats 6–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 31
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 5, 1867
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 10 no · 11 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
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- 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
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
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