To pass the substitute resolution for H. R. 574, as amended, providing that all the laws and parts of laws giving mileage to members of Congress be repealed. (

On Jul 15, 1862, the House voted 71–42 (HR 574). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 42–32, Democrats 22–0, Others 7–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 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: 71
No: 42
Did not vote: 86
Date: Jul 15, 1862

By party

Republicans42 yes · 32 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats22 yes · 0 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 10 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
William Kellogg R-IL voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards 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
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
John Paul Verree R-PA voted no
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted no
John Patton R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI 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 the substitute resolution for H. R…: House Vote, Jul 15, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-344/to-pass-the-substitute-resolution-for-h-r-574 (accessed 2026-10-17).