To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which MR. Voorhees was excused from voting; motion made during debate on S. 359. (no quorum voted.) (p.1481-3)

On Mar 2, 1863, the House voted 37–46 (S 359). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–36, Democrats 15–4, Others 6–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 37
No: 46
Did not vote: 116
Date: Mar 2, 1863

By party

Republicans16 yes · 36 no · 58 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 4 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 6 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted yes
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted yes
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted yes
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME voted yes
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted yes
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted yes
Stephen Baker R-NY voted yes
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted yes
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted yes
John Hutchins R-OH voted yes
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted yes
Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI voted yes

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 a motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-606/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).