To pass the 10th amendment to H. R. 708 (12 stat. 769, app. 3/3/1863), a bill making appropriations for the support of the navy department for the fiscal year e

On Feb 13, 1863, the House voted 31–71 (HR 708). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–60, Democrats 14–7, Others 9–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 31
No: 71
Did not vote: 95
Date: Feb 13, 1863

By party

Republicans8 yes · 60 no · 42 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 7 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 6 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
William Mitchell R-IN voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted yes
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
William Allen D-OH voted no
Charles John Biddle D-PA voted no
Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted yes
Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI 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 pass the 10th amendment to H. R. 708 (12…: House Vote, Feb 13, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-531/to-pass-the-10th-amendment-to-h-r-708 (accessed 2026-10-17).