To pass the 34th Senate amendment to H.R. 395; which amendment authorizes national banks to charge the rate of interest allowed by the laws of the state or terr

On May 24, 1864, the House voted 66–52 (HR 39). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–45, Democrats 38–1, Others 10–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 66
No: 52
Did not vote: 69
Date: May 24, 1864

By party

Republicans18 yes · 45 no · 23 didn’t vote
Democrats38 yes · 1 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 6 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Cornelius Cole R-CA voted yes
Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted yes
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted yes
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
William Windom R-MN voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY voted yes
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
Amos Myers R-PA voted yes
Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted yes
Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI 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 pass the 34th Senate amendment to H.R…: House Vote, May 24, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-279/to-pass-the-34th-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).