To suspend the rules and consider a resolution providing for the purchase of the congressional globe and appendix.

On Mar 3, 1863, the House voted 58–56. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–51, Democrats 23–2, Others 15–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 58
No: 56
Did not vote: 85
Date: Mar 3, 1863

By party

Republicans20 yes · 51 no · 39 didn’t vote
Democrats23 yes · 2 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others15 yes · 3 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted yes
Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
William Mitchell R-IN voted yes
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted yes
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Alfred Ely R-NY voted yes
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted yes
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted yes
Charles John Biddle D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
John Patton R-PA voted yes
Elijah Babbitt R-PA 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 suspend the rules and consider a…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-623/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-a-resolution-providing (accessed 2026-10-16).