To amend the second resolution on government contracts by adding the proviso that nothing herein contained shall exonerate the government from the payment of an

On Apr 30, 1862, the House voted 53–76. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 52–23, Democrats 1–33, Others 0–20. 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: 53
No: 76
Did not vote: 70
Date: Apr 30, 1862

By party

Republicans52 yes · 23 no · 35 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 33 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 20 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
William Kellogg R-IL voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
John Winfield Wallace R-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill 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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