To suspend the rules and pass a resolution to increase the salary of the chaplain, rev. Thomas h. Stockton.

On Jul 7, 1862, the House voted 53–48. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–23, Others 10–11, Democrats 5–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 53
No: 48
Did not vote: 98
Date: Jul 7, 1862

By party

Republicans38 yes · 23 no · 49 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 14 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 11 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Philip Bond Fouke D-IL voted yes
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John William Noell D-MO voted yes
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill 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 suspend the rules and pass a resolution…: House Vote, Jul 7, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-321/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-to (accessed 2026-10-16).