House roll call 299 · 38th Congress · May 31, 1864
To pass H.R. 483 (13 stat 365), a land grant to aid in construction of a railroad from lake superior to puget sound. (p. 2612-1)
On May 31, 1864, the House voted 74–50 (HR 483). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 41–17, Democrats 20–30, Others 13–3. 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
- 74
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 63
- Date
- May 31, 1864
By party
- Republicans41 yes · 17 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Democrats20 yes · 30 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 3 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
- John Rice Eden D-IL voted yes
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted yes
- James Cameron Allen D-IL voted yes
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
- John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
- John Guier Scott D-MO voted yes
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted yes
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
- Elijah Ward D-NY voted yes
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted yes
- John Benedict Steele D-NY voted yes
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY voted no
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
- Jesse Lazear D-PA voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
- James Sproat Brown D-WI voted yes
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
Did not vote
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Edward English D-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- George Middleton D-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- William Gay Brown O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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