To pass H.R. 161, a bill appropriating $9,500 for his property damage by U.S. Troops. (p. 2391-3)

On May 20, 1864, the House voted 84–36 (HR 161). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–33, Democrats 45–1, Others 16–2. 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: 84
No: 36
Did not vote: 67
Date: May 20, 1864

By party

Republicans23 yes · 33 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 1 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others16 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted yes
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted yes
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
William Windom R-MN voted yes
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted yes
William Radford D-NY voted no
Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Amos Myers R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 161, a bill appropriating…: House Vote, May 20, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-272/to-pass-h-r-161-a-bill-appropriating-9 (accessed 2026-10-16).