To suspend the rules and consider a resolution to increase the pay of the chaplain. (p.3398-2)

On Jul 16, 1862, the House voted 60–41. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 49–17, Others 7–12, Democrats 4–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 60
No: 41
Did not vote: 98
Date: Jul 16, 1862

By party

Republicans49 yes · 17 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 12 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
James Edward English D-CT voted yes
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH 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 consider a…: House Vote, Jul 16, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-354/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-a-resolution-to (accessed 2026-10-16).