To amend the 1st Senate amendment to H.R. 540 (13 stat 218, 6/30/1864), the loan bill, which amendment proposes to maintain the right of the states to tax the b

On Jun 28, 1864, the House voted 71–77 (HR 540). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–64, Democrats 59–0, Others 7–13. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 77
Did not vote: 39
Date: Jun 28, 1864

By party

Republicans5 yes · 64 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats59 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted yes
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY 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 amend the 1st Senate amendment to H.R…: House Vote, Jun 28, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-394/to-amend-the-1st-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).