To pass an amendment to the indian appropriation bill, which amendment provides for reappropriations for the annuities of miami indians for the years 1854 and 1

On Feb 17, 1863, the House voted 61–46. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 41–29, Democrats 13–10, Others 7–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 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: 61
No: 46
Did not vote: 92
Date: Feb 17, 1863

By party

Republicans41 yes · 29 no · 40 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 10 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 7 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI 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
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted no
Alfred Ely R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
George Knox Shiel D-OR voted no
Charles John Biddle D-PA voted no
William Morris Davis R-PA voted no
John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
Jesse Lazear D-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass an amendment to the indian…: House Vote, Feb 17, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-539/to-pass-an-amendment-to-the-indian-appropriation-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).