To amend H.R. 714 (12 stat 151, app. 2/27/1861), establishing certain post routes, by setting postage rates to take effect after daily overland mail has gone in

On Jan 29, 1861, the House voted 100–64 (HR 714). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 73–21, Democrats 18–24, Others 9–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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: 100
No: 64
Did not vote: 80
Date: Jan 29, 1861

By party

Democrats18 yes · 24 no · 45 didn’t vote
Republicans73 yes · 21 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Lewis Scott D-CA voted yes
John Chilton Burch D-CA voted yes
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted yes
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Thomas Green Davidson D-LA voted yes
Charles Francis Adams R-MA voted no
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted yes
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted yes
James Craig D-MO voted yes
Daniel Edgar Sickles D-NY voted yes
John Cochrane D-NY voted yes
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY voted no
Alfred Wells R-NY voted no
Edwin Ruthvin Reynolds R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted yes
William Howard D-OH voted yes
Charles Drake Martin D-OH voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
Henry Clay Longnecker R-PA voted no
Jacob Kerlin Mckenty D-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Homer Elihu Royce R-VT voted no
Charles Hathaway Larrabee D-WI voted yes

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 H.R. 714 (12 stat 151, app…: House Vote, Jan 29, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-349/to-amend-h-r-714-12-stat-151-app (accessed 2026-10-17).