To refer to the judiciary committee, that part of the letter of the sergeant-at-arms which relates to the honorable green k. Smith, with instructions to investi

On Jul 2, 1864, the House voted 29–80. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 21–32, Democrats 3–39, Others 5–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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: 29
No: 80
Did not vote: 78
Date: Jul 2, 1864

By party

Republicans21 yes · 32 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 39 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 9 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Cornelius Cole R-CA voted yes
Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA voted yes
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted yes
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted yes
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD voted yes
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted yes
Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted yes
De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY voted yes
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted yes
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
John Rogers Mcbride R-OR voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
Portus Baxter R-VT voted yes
Amasa Cobb 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 refer to the judiciary committee, that…: House Vote, Jul 2, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-418/to-refer-to-the-judiciary-committee-that-part-of (accessed 2026-10-17).