Senate roll call 71 · 39th Congress · Mar 21, 1866
To amend S. 26 by denying sole privilege of laying cable to the international cable company, with a view to killing bill and determine whether Congress has powe
On Mar 21, 1866, the Senate voted 13–22 (S 26). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–16, Democrats 2–4, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 13
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Mar 21, 1866
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Yates R-IL
- 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
- Aaron Harrison Cragin 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- 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
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