To table a motion to reconsider S. 359. (p.1481-2)

On Mar 2, 1863, the House voted 78–20 (S 359). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–13, Democrats 13–5, Others 14–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 78
No: 20
Did not vote: 101
Date: Mar 2, 1863

By party

Republicans51 yes · 13 no · 46 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 5 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others14 yes · 2 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA 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 table a motion to reconsider S. 359…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-610/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-s-359-p (accessed 2026-10-17).