House roll call 482 · 38th Congress · Feb 1, 1865
To amend H.R. 126, a bill to construct a ship canal around the falls of niagara; which amendment provides that the President be authorized to deepen, enlarge, a
On Feb 1, 1865, the House voted 49–99 (HR 126). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 24–48, Democrats 13–40, Others 12–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 37 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
- 49
- No
- 99
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Feb 1, 1865
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 48 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 40 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted yes
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted yes
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted yes
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted yes
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL voted yes
- John Rice Eden D-IL voted yes
- John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted yes
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted yes
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted yes
- James Cameron Allen D-IL voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
- John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted yes
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Wood D-NY voted yes
- Fernando Wood D-NY voted yes
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted yes
- Myer Strouse D-PA voted yes
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted yes
- Portus Baxter R-VT voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-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
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- William Gay Brown O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Edward English D-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- 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
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch 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
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn 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
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
Did not vote
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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