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 65–23 (S 359). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 50–15, Democrats 9–3, Others 6–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 65
No: 23
Did not vote: 111
Date: Mar 2, 1863

By party

Republicans50 yes · 15 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 3 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 5 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted no
George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA 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-608/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-16).