To suspend the rules and consider H. R. 288, a bill to construct a ship canal for the passage of armed and naval vesels from the mississippi river to lake michi

On Apr 14, 1862, the House voted 59–48 (HR 288). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 37–31, Democrats 12–11, Others 10–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 42 members voted against their own party.

During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 59
No: 48
Did not vote: 92
Date: Apr 14, 1862

By party

Republicans37 yes · 31 no · 42 didn’t vote
Democrats12 yes · 11 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 6 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
John Law D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
William Allen D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
James Remley Morris D-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
John Paul Verree R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
John Hickman R-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
Jesse Lazear D-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted no
John Winfield Wallace R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT 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 suspend the rules and consider H. R. 288…: House Vote, Apr 14, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-170/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-h-r-288 (accessed 2026-10-17).