To table an amendment to house rule 29, a rule prohibiting any member to vote on any question in which event he is immediately and particularly interested; whic

On Mar 16, 1864, the House voted 70–59 (HR 29). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–50, Democrats 40–1, Others 13–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 70
No: 59
Did not vote: 58
Date: Mar 16, 1864

By party

Republicans17 yes · 50 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 1 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted yes
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield 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 table an amendment to house rule 29, a…: House Vote, Mar 16, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-148/to-table-an-amendment-to-house-rule-29-a (accessed 2026-10-16).