House roll call 382 · 38th Congress · Jun 24, 1864
To amend H.R. 438, a bill to amend the act of july 1, 1863, to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the missouri river to the pacific o
On Jun 24, 1864, the House voted 38–81 (HR 438). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–49, Democrats 20–22, Others 4–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 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
- 38
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 68
- Date
- Jun 24, 1864
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 49 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Democrats20 yes · 22 no · 31 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- John Rice Eden D-IL voted yes
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted yes
- John Law D-IN voted yes
- Henry William Harrington D-IN voted yes
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN voted yes
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN voted yes
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- Daniel Marcy D-NH voted yes
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted yes
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ voted yes
- Anson Herrick D-NY voted yes
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted yes
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY voted yes
- Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
- William Johnston D-OH voted yes
- John O'Neill D-OH voted yes
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted yes
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted yes
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted yes
- Charles Denison D-PA voted yes
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted yes
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted yes
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- William Johnston D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Edward English D-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
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- William Gay Brown O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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