House roll call 383 · 38th Congress · Jun 25, 1864
To pass 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 oc
On Jun 25, 1864, the House voted 71–37 (HR 438). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 44–6, Democrats 15–27, Others 12–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 71
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 79
- Date
- Jun 25, 1864
By party
- Republicans44 yes · 6 no · 36 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 27 no · 31 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 4 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Edward English D-CT voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME voted yes
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY voted yes
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Wood D-NY voted yes
- James Brooks D-NY voted yes
- John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- 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
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-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
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- William Gay Brown O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson 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
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
Did not vote
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-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
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman 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
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- 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
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Daniel Morris 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
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge 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
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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