House roll call 400 · 38th Congress · Jun 28, 1864
To amend H.R. 549 so as to exclude from the provisions of this law, the law relative to conscientious objectors. (p. 3354-3)
On Jun 28, 1864, the House voted 77–64 (HR 549). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–17, Democrats 16–40, Others 10–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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
- 77
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 46
- Date
- Jun 28, 1864
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats16 yes · 40 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 7 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted yes
- John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN voted yes
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME voted yes
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
- George Middleton D-NJ voted yes
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ voted yes
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
- William Radford D-NY voted yes
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted no
- Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY voted no
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
- Freeman Clarke R-NY voted no
- John Ganson D-NY voted yes
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH voted yes
- James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted yes
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Higby R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson 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
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- James Edward English D-CT
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- William Gay Brown O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
Other votes
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