To pass the resolution providing that the committee for the district of columbia be authorized to employ a clerk with a compensation of four dollars a day durin

On Dec 15, 1863, the House voted 113–37. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 61–7, Democrats 34–27, Others 18–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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: 113
No: 37
Did not vote: 37
Date: Dec 15, 1863

By party

Republicans61 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 27 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others18 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
Henry William Harrington D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Foster Mcdowell D-IN voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
Daniel Marcy D-NH voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
William Radford D-NY voted no
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Freeman Clarke R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
John Franklin Mckinney D-OH voted no
Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH voted no
William Edward Finck D-OH voted no
John O'Neill D-OH voted no
George Bliss D-OH voted no
Joseph Worthington White D-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Charles Denison D-PA voted no
William Henry Miller D-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill 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 the resolution providing that the…: House Vote, Dec 15, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-19/to-pass-the-resolution-providing-that-the-committee-for (accessed 2026-10-17).