Senate roll call 47 · 39th Congress · Mar 5, 1866
To pass the substitute for S. 121, a bill providing for the enlargement of the indian reservation of the territory of nebraska. (p. 1866-1)
On Mar 5, 1866, the Senate voted 29–9 (S 121). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–8, Democrats 5–1, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 9 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
- 9
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 5, 1866
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 8 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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 Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson 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 Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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