To table S. 222 (12 stat. 403, app. 5/20/1862), a bill to provide for the codification and revision of the laws of the district of columbia.

On May 15, 1862, the House voted 49–71 (S 222). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–55, Democrats 27–4, Others 11–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 49
No: 71
Did not vote: 79
Date: May 15, 1862

By party

Republicans11 yes · 55 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats27 yes · 4 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 12 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
Charles Wesley Walton R-ME voted yes
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted no
John Hickman R-PA 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 table S. 222 (12 stat. 403, app…: House Vote, May 15, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-217/to-table-s-222-12-stat-403-app-5 (accessed 2026-10-15).