To amend H. R. 242 (12 stat. 380, app. 4/17/1862), a bill to make appropriations for the naval service for the year ending june 30, 1863, and additional appropr

On Feb 14, 1862, the House voted 118–26 (HR 242). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 73–16, Democrats 23–7, Others 22–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 118
No: 26
Did not vote: 55
Date: Feb 14, 1862

By party

Republicans73 yes · 16 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats23 yes · 7 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 3 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted no
William Kellogg R-IL voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
John Law D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Martin Franklin Conway R-KS voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Charles Wesley Walton R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Benjamin Wood D-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
George Knox Shiel D-OR voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA 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 amend H. R. 242 (12 stat. 380, app…: House Vote, Feb 14, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-111/to-amend-h-r-242-12-stat-380-app (accessed 2026-10-17).