To pass H.R. 195, a bill for the relief of margaret stevens, widow of general isaac j. Stevens. (p. 2387-1, 2, p. 2388-1, 2, 3)

On May 20, 1864, the House voted 73–37 (HR 195). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–31, Democrats 39–3, Others 10–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 73
No: 37
Did not vote: 77
Date: May 20, 1864

By party

Republicans24 yes · 31 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats39 yes · 3 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 3 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted yes
Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
William Windom R-MN voted yes
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
William Radford D-NY voted no
James Abram Garfield 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
William Henry Miller 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
Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-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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