House roll call 287 · 38th Congress · May 26, 1864
To postpone consideration of H.J. RES. 56, until the second tuesday in december next. (p. 2509-2, 3)
On May 26, 1864, the House voted 78–72 (HJR 56). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 47–27, Democrats 19–35, Others 12–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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
- 78
- No
- 72
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- May 26, 1864
By party
- Republicans47 yes · 27 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Democrats19 yes · 35 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 10 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Edward English D-CT voted yes
- John Adam Kasson R-IA voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted yes
- John Rice Eden D-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted yes
- John Law D-IN voted yes
- James Addison Cravens D-IN voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
- Charles Upson R-MI voted no
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted no
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted no
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
- Freeman Clarke R-NY voted no
- Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH voted yes
- Chilton Allen White D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
- William Johnston D-OH voted yes
- William Edward Finck D-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted yes
- Philip Johnson D-PA voted yes
- Jesse Lazear D-PA voted yes
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
- James Sproat Brown D-WI voted yes
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted no
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Edward English D-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper 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
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- William Gay Brown O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller 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
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh 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
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- William Higby R-CA
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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