To pass the purchase of the annals of Congress resolution. Rejected by vote of THS speaker. (p.2820-1)

On Jun 19, 1862, the House voted 70–74. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 66–20, Democrats 5–29, Others 0–26. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 70
No: 74
Did not vote: 53
Date: Jun 19, 1862

By party

Republicans66 yes · 20 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 29 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 26 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Kellogg R-IL voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted yes
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead 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 pass the purchase of the annals of…: House Vote, Jun 19, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-283/to-pass-the-purchase-of-the-annals-of-congress (accessed 2026-10-17).