Senate roll call 416 · 39th Congress · Feb 14, 1867
To amend H. R. 452, by authorizing the President to appoint a committee of five officers to investigate and recommend a suitable site for the naval station. (p
On Feb 14, 1867, the Senate voted 18–26 (HR 452). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–18, Democrats 3–5, Others 1–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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
- 26
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 14, 1867
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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