To adopt the report of the committee on conference on H. R. 659 (c73-12 stat. 709, app. 3/3/1863), a bill to provide ways and means for the support of the gover

On Feb 26, 1863, the House voted 72–68 (HR 659). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 58–19, Democrats 4–31, Others 10–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 72
No: 68
Did not vote: 59
Date: Feb 26, 1863

By party

Republicans58 yes · 19 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 31 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Amasa Walker R-MA voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted yes
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted yes
Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
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 adopt the report of the committee on…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-583/to-adopt-the-report-of-the-committee-on-conference (accessed 2026-10-17).