To amend a Senate amendment to H.R. 501 (12 stat 104, app. 6/25/1860), making appropriations for sundry civil expenses for fiscal 1861, by striking out the appr

On Jun 18, 1860, the House voted 73–70 (HR 501). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 60–24, Democrats 11–25, Others 3–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 members voted against their own party.

During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Yes: 73
No: 70
Did not vote: 99
Date: Jun 18, 1860

By party

Democrats11 yes · 25 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans60 yes · 24 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted yes
John Chilton Burch D-CA voted yes
John William Henderson Underwood D-GA voted yes
William Vandever R-IA voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
James Wilson R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
James Augustus Stewart D-MD voted yes
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted yes
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted yes
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
Luther Cullen Carter R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
James Harper Graham R-NY voted no
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted no
Moses Lindley Lee R-NY voted no
Alfred Wells R-NY voted no
William Allen D-OH voted yes
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
William Helmick R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
William Daniel Brayton R-RI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend a Senate amendment to H.R. 501 (12…: House Vote, Jun 18, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-256/to-amend-a-senate-amendment-to-h-r-501 (accessed 2026-10-17).