To pass a substitute amendment for the 11th amendment to H. R. 708, which amendment provides that while the rebelliom lasts, there shall be one additional midsh

On Feb 13, 1863, the House voted 97–25 (HR 708). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 71–8, Democrats 15–7, Others 11–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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: 97
No: 25
Did not vote: 77
Date: Feb 13, 1863

By party

Republicans71 yes · 8 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 7 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
George Knox Shiel D-OR voted no
John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Philip Johnson D-PA voted no
Andrew Scott Sloan 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 a substitute amendment for the 11th…: House Vote, Feb 13, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-532/to-pass-a-substitute-amendment-for-the-11th-amendment (accessed 2026-10-14).