To suspend the rules and consider H.R. 761, 3/3/1865, a bill extending the time for completion of certain land grant railroads in the state of minn., and for ot

On Mar 3, 1865, the House voted 94–37 (HR 761). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 54–14, Democrats 31–18, Others 9–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 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: 94
No: 37
Did not vote: 56
Date: Mar 3, 1865

By party

Republicans54 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 18 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 5 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
James Addison Cravens D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Daniel Marcy D-NH voted no
George Middleton D-NJ voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Winfield D-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
Alexander Long D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
William Edward Finck D-OH voted no
John O'Neill D-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Charles Denison D-PA voted no
William Henry Miller D-PA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted no

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 suspend the rules and consider H.R. 761…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-588/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-h-r-761 (accessed 2026-10-17).