House roll call 17 · 38th Congress · Dec 14, 1863
That when the house adjourns on friday next, it meet again on wednesday, jan. 6, 1864. (p. 23-3)
On Dec 14, 1863, the House voted 93–57. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 33–42, Democrats 49–6, Others 11–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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
- 93
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Dec 14, 1863
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 42 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats49 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 9 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted yes
- John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted yes
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted yes
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
- Freeman Clarke R-NY voted yes
- Augustus Frank R-NY voted yes
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
- William Johnston D-OH voted no
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted yes
- Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
- Amos Myers R-PA voted yes
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted yes
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted yes
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted yes
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- James Edward English D-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- William Johnston D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
Did not vote
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- George Middleton D-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- William Gay Brown O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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