To pass the amendment of the conference committee to H.R. 198 (13 stat 126, 6/15/64), the army appropriations bill, which amendment provides that in every case

On May 25, 1864, the House voted 25–121 (HR 198). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–56, Democrats 3–52, Others 7–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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: 25
No: 121
Did not vote: 41
Date: May 25, 1864

By party

Republicans15 yes · 56 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 52 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted yes
Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
Amos Myers R-PA voted yes
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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 amendment of the conference…: House Vote, May 25, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-282/to-pass-the-amendment-of-the-conference-committee-to (accessed 2026-10-17).