To table the government contracts resolutions proposing to bar irresponsible persons from representing the government in any public duty where the same can be p

On Apr 30, 1862, the House voted 17–107. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–55, Democrats 0–30, Others 0–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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: 17
No: 107
Did not vote: 75
Date: Apr 30, 1862

By party

Republicans17 yes · 55 no · 38 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 30 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 22 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted yes
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted yes
William Wall R-NY voted yes
Richard Franchot R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the government contracts…: House Vote, Apr 30, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-194/to-table-the-government-contracts-resolutions-proposing-to-bar (accessed 2026-10-17).