To refer to the committee of claims H.J. RES. 51 (13 stat 588-june 3, 1864), a bill concerning letters of patent, with instructions to report on the resolution.

On Mar 30, 1864, the House voted 53–63 (HJR 51). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 43–16, Democrats 8–31, Others 2–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 53
No: 63
Did not vote: 71
Date: Mar 30, 1864

By party

Republicans43 yes · 16 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 31 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 16 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
William Edward Finck D-OH voted yes
James Remley Morris D-OH voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Amos Myers R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
James Sproat Brown D-WI voted yes
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
Ezra Wheeler D-WI 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 refer to the committee of claims H.J…: House Vote, Mar 30, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-170/to-refer-to-the-committee-of-claims-h-j (accessed 2026-10-17).