To strike out the enacting clause of H. R. 470, a bill to contract for the construction of a penitentiary, jail, and house of correction for the district of col

On Jun 12, 1862, the House voted 73–33 (HR 470). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 45–18, Democrats 18–4, Others 10–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 73
No: 33
Did not vote: 93
Date: Jun 12, 1862

By party

Republicans45 yes · 18 no · 47 didn’t vote
Democrats18 yes · 4 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 11 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Smith D-NY voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted no
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted no
Andrew Scott Sloan 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 strike out the enacting clause of H. R…: House Vote, Jun 12, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-267/to-strike-out-the-enacting-clause-of-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).