To amend H.R. 15 (13 stat 85, 5/26/1864), a bill to provide a temporary government for the territory of montana, which amendment provides that every free white

On May 20, 1864, the House voted 102–26 (HR 15). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 36–25, Democrats 49–0, Others 17–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 102
No: 26
Did not vote: 59
Date: May 20, 1864

By party

Republicans36 yes · 25 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats49 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others17 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
William Higby R-CA voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Orlando Kellogg R-NY voted no
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 amend H.R. 15 (13 stat 85, 5/26/1864), a…: House Vote, May 20, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-270/to-amend-h-r-15-13-stat-85-5 (accessed 2026-10-17).