To pass a resolution appointing a select committee of nine to investigate and report on the expediency of establishing a new route for postal and other purposes

On Jan 6, 1864, the House voted 66–45. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 50–6, Democrats 9–30, Others 7–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 66
No: 45
Did not vote: 76
Date: Jan 6, 1864

By party

Republicans50 yes · 6 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 30 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 9 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted yes
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
Henry George Stebbins D-NY voted yes
Anson Herrick D-NY voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
Amos Myers R-PA voted no
James Sproat Brown D-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 a resolution appointing a select…: House Vote, Jan 6, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-37/to-pass-a-resolution-appointing-a-select-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-15).