To table a resolution fixing the pay of the clerk of the committee on naval affairs at six dollars per day during the sittings of Congress. (p. 1218-3)

On Mar 21, 1864, the House voted 78–24. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 44–10, Democrats 25–10, Others 9–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 78
No: 24
Did not vote: 85
Date: Mar 21, 1864

By party

Republicans44 yes · 10 no · 32 didn’t vote
Democrats25 yes · 10 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 4 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted no
James Cameron Allen D-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ voted no
Elijah Ward D-NY voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted no
John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 table a resolution fixing the pay of the…: House Vote, Mar 21, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-159/to-table-a-resolution-fixing-the-pay-of-the (accessed 2026-10-17).