To have evening sessions for business. (p. 2138-3, p. 2139-1)

On May 5, 1864, the House voted 56–69. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 37–26, Democrats 11–32, Others 8–11. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 56
No: 69
Did not vote: 62
Date: May 5, 1864

By party

Republicans37 yes · 26 no · 23 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 32 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 11 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted no
Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted yes
Jesse Olds Norton R-IL voted no
John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
James Foster Mcdowell D-IN voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
Orlando Kellogg R-NY voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
Augustus Frank R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Edward Finck D-OH voted yes
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Jesse Lazear D-PA voted yes
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 have evening sessions for business. (p…: House Vote, May 5, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-252/to-have-evening-sessions-for-business-p-2138-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).