House roll call 525 · 37th Congress · Feb 11, 1863
To pass H. J. RES. 149 (12 stat. 92 of priv. Acts, app. 3/3/1863), a bill to provide for relief of kate gaither and others. (p.886-1)
On Feb 11, 1863, the House voted 57–53 (HR 149). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 42–34, Others 12–7, Democrats 3–12. 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
- 57
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 89
- Date
- Feb 11, 1863
By party
- Republicans42 yes · 34 no · 34 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 12 no · 37 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
- George Washington Julian 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
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS voted no
- Amasa Walker R-MA voted no
- Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
- John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
- John William Noell D-MO voted yes
- Gilman Marston R-NH voted no
- Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted no
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted no
- Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
- Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
- Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
- Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
- William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
- John Hutchins R-OH voted no
- William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
- William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
- John Hickman R-PA voted no
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
- John Fox Potter R-WI voted no
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI voted no
- Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA
- Dwight Loomis R-CT
- George Purnell Fisher O-DE
- Albert Smith White R-IN
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Charles Russell Train R-MA
- Charles Delano R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Woodland Crisfield O-MD
- Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Charles Benedict Calvert O-MD
- Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME
- Bradley Francis Granger R-MI
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Cyrus Aldrich R-MN
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- John William Noell D-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- John Thompson Nixon R-NJ
- John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ
- Stephen Baker R-NY
- Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY
- James Bedell Mckean R-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Richard Franchot R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Alfred Ely R-NY
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Richard Almgill Harrison O-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH
- William Eckart Lehman D-PA
- John Paul Verree R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- James Tracy Hale R-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Edward Mcpherson R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- John Winfield Wallace R-PA
- John Patton R-PA
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA
- William Paine Sheffield O-RI
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- Andrew Jackson Clements O-TN
- William Gay Brown O-VA
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-VA
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
How each representative voted: No
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Charles Anderson Wickliffe O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- John William Menzies O-KY
- Amasa Walker R-MA
- Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Thomas Lawson Price D-MO
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Carey Allen Trimble R-OH
- Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH
- William Parker Cutler R-OH
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH
- John Hutchins R-OH
- George Knox Shiel D-OR
- William Morris Davis R-PA
- John Hickman R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA
- Joseph Eggleston Segar O-VA
- John Fox Potter R-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI
Did not vote
- Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA
- James Edward English D-CT
- Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT
- George Catlin Woodruff D-CT
- Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA
- William Vandever R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- William Kellogg R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL
- Philip Bond Fouke D-IL
- John Alexander Logan D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- William McKee Dunn R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- William Mitchell R-IN
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- Samuel Lewis Casey O-KY
- James Streshly Jackson O-KY
- George Washington Dunlap O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders O-LA
- Michael Hahn O-LA
- Benjamin Franklin Thomas O-MA
- William Appleton O-MA
- Goldsmith Fox Bailey R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Henry May O-MD
- John Noble Goodwin R-ME
- Charles Wesley Walton R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO
- John Bullock Clark D-MO
- William Augustus Hall D-MO
- Elijah Hise Norton D-MO
- John William Reid D-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH
- George Thomas Cobb D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Edward Henry Smith D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- James Kerrigan O-NY
- William Wall R-NY
- Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Isaac Clason Delaplaine D-NY
- Edward Haight D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Erastus Corning D-NY
- Chauncey Vibbard D-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY
- Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Addison Gurley R-OH
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH
- Thomas Corwin R-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Andrew Jackson Thayer D-OR
- Charles John Biddle D-PA
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper D-PA
- James Hepburn Campbell R-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Robert Mcknight R-PA
- George Huntington Browne O-RI
- George Washington Bridges O-TN
- Charles Horace Upton O-VA
- Lewis Mckenzie O-VA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Luther Hanchett R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H. J. RES. 149 (12 stat. 92 of priv…: House Vote, Feb 11, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-525/to-pass-h-j-res-149-12-stat-92 (accessed 2026-10-17).