To suspend the rules and consider H. R. 780 (12 stat. 804, app. 3/3/1863), a bill to regulate the duties of the clerk of the house in preparing for the organiza

On Mar 3, 1863, the House voted 99–17 (HR 780). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–15, Democrats 29–1, Others 19–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 99
No: 17
Did not vote: 83
Date: Mar 3, 1863

By party

Republicans51 yes · 15 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 1 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others19 yes · 1 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Kellogg R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
John Winfield Wallace R-PA 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 suspend the rules and consider H. R. 780…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-634/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-h-r-780 (accessed 2026-10-17).