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.1481-2)

On Mar 2, 1863, the House voted 57–30 (S 359). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 45–16, Others 6–8, Democrats 6–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 30
Did not vote: 112
Date: Mar 2, 1863

By party

Republicans45 yes · 16 no · 49 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 6 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 8 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted no
James Edward English D-CT voted no
William Kellogg R-IL voted no
James Addison Cravens D-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
James Remley Morris D-OH voted no
John Paul Verree R-PA voted no
William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
John Winfield Wallace R-PA 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 table a motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-607/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-15).