To pass H. R. 222, a bill for the relief of samuel bentz, by extending letters of patent granted march 4th, 1848. (p.378-2)

On Jan 17, 1862, the House voted 78–54 (HR 222). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 45–37, Democrats 21–9, Others 12–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 46 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: 78
No: 54
Did not vote: 67
Date: Jan 17, 1862

By party

Republicans45 yes · 37 no · 28 didn’t vote
Democrats21 yes · 9 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 8 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted no
Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
Gilman Marston R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
Nehemiah Perry D-NJ voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Erastus Corning D-NY voted no
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted no
Chauncey Vibbard D-NY voted no
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain 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
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA 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 pass H. R. 222, a bill for the relief of…: House Vote, Jan 17, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-92/to-pass-h-r-222-a-bill-for-the (accessed 2026-10-17).