To pass a resolution to direct the clerk of the house to purchase 100 copies or sets of the annals of Congress and register of debates for use of the house libr

On May 29, 1862, the House voted 66–58. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–50, Democrats 22–7, Others 25–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 66
No: 58
Did not vote: 75
Date: May 29, 1862

By party

Republicans19 yes · 50 no · 41 didn’t vote
Democrats22 yes · 7 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others25 yes · 1 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted yes
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Alfred Ely R-NY voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted yes
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted yes
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
Portus Baxter R-VT voted yes
Luther Hanchett R-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 pass a resolution to direct the clerk of…: House Vote, May 29, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-244/to-pass-a-resolution-to-direct-the-clerk-of (accessed 2026-10-17).