To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 60 (13 stat 35mar. 21, 1864), an act amendatory of the homestead law, and for other purposes. (p. 1062-3)

On Mar 11, 1864, the House voted 61–45. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–34, Democrats 34–3, Others 9–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 61
No: 45
Did not vote: 81
Date: Mar 11, 1864

By party

Republicans18 yes · 34 no · 34 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 3 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 8 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
William Higby R-CA voted yes
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted no
Jesse Olds Norton R-IL voted yes
Ebenezer Dumont R-IN voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted yes
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted yes
Orlando Kellogg R-NY voted yes
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
Portus Baxter R-VT 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 adjourn, motion made during debate on S…: House Vote, Mar 11, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-144/to-adjourn-motion-made-during-debate-on-s-60 (accessed 2026-10-17).