The vote in the House was 144 to 44, with 35 not voting. The House vote was almost entirely along party lines, with no Democrats supporting the bill and only 3 Republicans voting against it,
[25] some because they thought the amendment did not go far enough in its protections.
[24][26] The House of Representatives passed the amendment, with 143 Republicans and one Conservative Republican voting "Yea" and 39 Democrats, three Republicans, one Independent Republican and one Conservative voting "No"; 26 Republicans, eight Democrats, and one Independent Republican did not vote.
[27] The final vote in the Senate was 39 to 13, with 14 not voting.
[28] The Senate passed the amendment, with 39 Republicans voting "Yea" and eight Democrats and five Republicans voting "Nay"; 13 Republicans and one Democrat did not vote.
[29] Some Radical Republicans, such as Massachusetts Senator
Charles Sumner, abstained from voting because the amendment did not prohibit literacy tests and poll taxes.
[30] Following congressional approval, the proposed amendment was then sent by Secretary of State
William Henry Seward to the states for ratification or rejection.
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