House roll call 249 · 38th Congress · May 5, 1864
To refer H.R. 117 to the committee on military affairs.
On May 5, 1864, the House voted 54–81 (HR 117). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 35–32, Democrats 18–31, Others 1–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 50 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
- 54
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 52
- Date
- May 5, 1864
By party
- Republicans35 yes · 32 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats18 yes · 31 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted no
- James Edward English D-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- Hiram Price R-IA voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted no
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted yes
- William Joshua Allen D-IL voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted no
- Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
- Charles Upson R-MI voted no
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted no
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY voted yes
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
- Elijah Ward D-NY voted yes
- Anson Herrick D-NY voted yes
- William Radford D-NY voted yes
- John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
- Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
- Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
- John Ganson D-NY voted yes
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
- William Johnston D-OH voted yes
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted yes
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH voted yes
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted no
- 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
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
- Amos Myers R-PA voted no
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Edward English D-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- George Middleton D-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- William Gay Brown O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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