House roll call 480 · 38th Congress · Jan 31, 1865
To pass S.J. RES. 16. (p. 531-2)
On Jan 31, 1865, the House voted 119–56 (SJR 16). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 84–0, Democrats 14–50, Others 21–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 119
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 31, 1865
By party
- Republicans84 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 50 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 6 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Edward English D-CT voted yes
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
- Anson Herrick D-NY voted yes
- William Radford D-NY voted yes
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted yes
- John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
- John Ganson D-NY voted yes
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH voted yes
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted yes
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
- Augustus Brandegee R-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
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall 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
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- 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
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-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
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson 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
- 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
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- 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
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- William Gay Brown O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- John Todd Stuart 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
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston 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
- 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
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
Did not vote
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S.J. RES. 16. (p. 531-2): House Vote, Jan 31, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-480/to-pass-s-j-res-16-p-531-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).