House roll call 557 · 37th Congress · Feb 21, 1863
To pass a amendment to S. 492 providing for the free passage of the mail of any officer in the U.S. Service which has been endorsed by a chaplain. (p.1167-3)
On Feb 21, 1863, the House voted 73–45 (S 492). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 33–35, Democrats 25–3, Others 15–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
- 73
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 81
- Date
- Feb 21, 1863
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 35 no · 42 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 3 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 7 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted yes
- Dwight Loomis R-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
- William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
- Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
- William Mitchell R-IN voted yes
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
- Charles Russell Train R-MA voted yes
- John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted yes
- Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
- Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted yes
- Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted yes
- William Augustus Hall D-MO voted no
- John William Noell D-MO voted no
- John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted yes
- John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted yes
- Edward Haight D-NY voted no
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted yes
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted yes
- Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted yes
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted yes
- John Hutchins R-OH voted yes
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- John Hickman R-PA voted yes
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted yes
- Portus Baxter R-VT voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA
- Dwight Loomis R-CT
- James Edward English D-CT
- George Purnell Fisher O-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- William Kellogg R-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- Philip Bond Fouke D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Albert Smith White R-IN
- William Mitchell R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- John William Menzies O-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Thomas O-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Charles Russell Train R-MA
- John Noble Goodwin R-ME
- Samuel Clement Fessenden R-ME
- Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Bradley Francis Granger R-MI
- Cyrus Aldrich R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Thomas Lawson Price D-MO
- John Thompson Nixon R-NJ
- John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- George Thomas Cobb D-NJ
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- James Kerrigan O-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Richard Almgill Harrison O-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH
- Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- John Hutchins R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- George Knox Shiel D-OR
- Charles John Biddle D-PA
- John Hickman R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA
- Andrew Jackson Clements O-TN
- Joseph Eggleston Segar O-VA
- William Gay Brown O-VA
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-VA
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-VA
- Portus Baxter R-VT
How each representative voted: No
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA
- William McKee Dunn R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Charles Anderson Wickliffe O-KY
- Michael Hahn O-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Amasa Walker R-MA
- Charles Delano R-MA
- Henry May O-MD
- Charles Benedict Calvert O-MD
- Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- William Augustus Hall D-MO
- John William Noell D-MO
- Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY
- Edward Haight D-NY
- Stephen Baker R-NY
- Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY
- James Bedell Mckean R-NY
- Richard Franchot R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY
- Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Carey Allen Trimble R-OH
- Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- William Morris Davis R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Robert Mcknight R-PA
- John Winfield Wallace R-PA
- John Patton R-PA
- William Paine Sheffield O-RI
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT
- John Fox Potter R-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI
Did not vote
- Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT
- George Catlin Woodruff D-CT
- Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA
- William Vandever R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- John Alexander Logan D-IL
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- Samuel Lewis Casey O-KY
- James Streshly Jackson O-KY
- George Washington Dunlap O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders O-LA
- William Appleton O-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Goldsmith Fox Bailey R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- John Woodland Crisfield O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Charles Wesley Walton R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO
- John Bullock Clark D-MO
- Elijah Hise Norton D-MO
- John William Reid D-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Edward Henry Smith D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- William Wall R-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Isaac Clason Delaplaine D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Erastus Corning D-NY
- Chauncey Vibbard D-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Alfred Ely R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY
- John Addison Gurley R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Thomas Corwin R-OH
- Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH
- William Parker Cutler R-OH
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH
- Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH
- Andrew Jackson Thayer D-OR
- William Eckart Lehman D-PA
- John Paul Verree R-PA
- Thomas Buchecker Cooper D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- James Hepburn Campbell R-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA
- James Tracy Hale R-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Edward Mcpherson R-PA
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- George Huntington Browne O-RI
- George Washington Bridges O-TN
- Charles Horace Upton O-VA
- Lewis Mckenzie O-VA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Luther Hanchett R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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