To pass H. R. 240 (12 stat. 345), a bill concerning the authorization, redemption, and funding of U.S. Notes; as amended by the proposition that the secretary

On Feb 6, 1862, the House voted 93–59 (HR 240). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 79–18, Democrats 6–27, Others 8–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 93
No: 59
Did not vote: 47
Date: Feb 6, 1862

By party

Republicans79 yes · 18 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 27 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 14 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Martin Franklin Conway R-KS voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Thomas Lawson Price D-MO voted yes
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Isaac Clason Delaplaine D-NY voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT 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 pass H. R. 240 (12 stat. 345), a bill…: House Vote, Feb 6, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-105/to-pass-h-r-240-12-stat-345-a (accessed 2026-10-17).