To amend H. R. 312 by levying a tax of one cent per pound on all cotton, to be in effect on and after may 1, 1862. (p.1414-2)

On Apr 8, 1862, the House voted 75–43 (HR 312). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 62–14, Democrats 9–13, Others 4–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 75
No: 43
Did not vote: 80
Date: Apr 8, 1862

By party

Republicans62 yes · 14 no · 34 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 13 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 17 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted yes
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted yes
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
Charles John Biddle 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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