To pass a resolution providing that the first comptroller of treasury be requested to suspend, until action by Congress, further proceedings in reference to the

On Dec 22, 1863, the House voted 109–25. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 43–18, Democrats 47–5, Others 19–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 109
No: 25
Did not vote: 53
Date: Dec 22, 1863

By party

Republicans43 yes · 18 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats47 yes · 5 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others19 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted no
Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
Daniel Morris R-NY voted no
John Franklin Mckinney D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted no

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 a resolution providing that the…: House Vote, Dec 22, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-34/to-pass-a-resolution-providing-that-the-first-comptroller (accessed 2026-10-15).