To table H. R. 487 (12 stat. 82 of priv. Acts, app. 1/30/1863), a bill for the relief of william snowhook, thomas hoyne, e. S. Smith, isaac cook, and richard ha

On Dec 17, 1862, the House voted 42–66 (HR 487). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 38–24, Democrats 2–26, Others 2–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 42
No: 66
Did not vote: 91
Date: Dec 17, 1862

By party

Republicans38 yes · 24 no · 48 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 26 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Kellogg R-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME voted no
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted no
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
James Bedell Mckean R-NY voted no
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA 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 table H. R. 487 (12 stat. 82 of priv…: House Vote, Dec 17, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-390/to-table-h-r-487-12-stat-82-of (accessed 2026-10-17).