To order the previous question on S. 486. (p.1113-3)

On Feb 20, 1863, the House voted 75–73 (S 486). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 64–23, Democrats 2–33, Others 10–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 75
No: 73
Did not vote: 50
Date: Feb 20, 1863

By party

Republicans64 yes · 23 no · 23 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 17 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Amasa Walker R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter 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 order the previous question on S. 486…: House Vote, Feb 20, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-551/to-order-the-previous-question-on-s-486-p (accessed 2026-10-16).