To pass the government contracts resolution. (p.1887-2,3)

On Apr 30, 1862, the House voted 103–28. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 45–28, Democrats 35–0, Others 23–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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: 103
No: 28
Did not vote: 68
Date: Apr 30, 1862

By party

Republicans45 yes · 28 no · 37 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others23 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted no
William Wall R-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Luther Hanchett R-WI 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 pass the government contracts resolution…: House Vote, Apr 30, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-197/to-pass-the-government-contracts-resolution-p-1887-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).