Senate roll call 463 · 39th Congress · Feb 26, 1867
To postpone consideration of H. R. 344, a bill incorporating the niagara ship canal company, in order to proceed to the consideration of the army appropriations
On Feb 26, 1867, the Senate voted 24–18 (HR 344). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–17, Democrats 6–1, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 24
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 26, 1867
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 17 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- 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
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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