To pass H.R. 710, 3/3/1865, a bill to extend the time for completion of certain railroads to which land grants have been made, in the states of mich. And wis.

On Feb 15, 1865, the House voted 56–58 (HR 710). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 36–23, Democrats 11–29, Others 9–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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: 56
No: 58
Did not vote: 73
Date: Feb 15, 1865

By party

Republicans36 yes · 23 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 29 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 6 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
John Guier Scott D-MO voted yes
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted yes
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
John Franklin Mckinney D-OH voted yes
Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
George Bliss D-OH voted yes
James Remley Morris D-OH voted yes
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI 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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