To pass a resolution instructing the committee on military affairs to inquire into the propriety of dispensing with the military academy at west point, and inst

On Dec 4, 1862, the House voted 49–78. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 48–29, Democrats 0–30, Others 1–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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: 49
No: 78
Did not vote: 72
Date: Dec 4, 1862

By party

Republicans48 yes · 29 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 30 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 19 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
John Hickman R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill 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 a resolution instructing the…: House Vote, Dec 4, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-369/to-pass-a-resolution-instructing-the-committee-on-military (accessed 2026-10-17).