To pass H. R. 112, a bill to provide for a board of commissioners to revise and codify the general statute laws of the U.S. (p.717-2)

On Feb 4, 1863, the House voted 43–85 (HR 112). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 39–36, Democrats 1–28, Others 3–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 43
No: 85
Did not vote: 71
Date: Feb 4, 1863

By party

Republicans39 yes · 36 no · 35 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 28 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 21 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted no
Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Gilman Marston R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
John Paul Verree R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
Walter Duncan Mcindoe 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 pass H. R. 112, a bill to provide for a…: House Vote, Feb 4, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-507/to-pass-h-r-112-a-bill-to-provide (accessed 2026-10-17).