To recommit H. R. 135, a bill to amend the act granting a bounty of $100 to certain soldiers who have enlisted in the armies of U.S., to the committee on milit

On Dec 19, 1861, the House voted 53–56 (HR 135). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–33, Democrats 15–12, Others 5–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 45 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: 53
No: 56
Did not vote: 89
Date: Dec 19, 1861

By party

Republicans34 yes · 33 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 12 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 11 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted no
George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Philip Bond Fouke D-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted no
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted no
John William Noell D-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
William Wall R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
William Allen D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
Charles John Biddle D-PA voted no
William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
John Hickman R-PA voted no
Thomas Buchecker Cooper D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill 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 recommit H. R. 135, a bill to amend the…: House Vote, Dec 19, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-67/to-recommit-h-r-135-a-bill-to-amend (accessed 2026-10-16).