To table H.J. RES. 141, a bill providing that a present duty on unsized paper, used for books and newspapers exclusively, be replaced by a 5% ad valorem duty.

On Jan 23, 1865, the House voted 43–84 (HJR 141). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–31, Democrats 2–43, Others 7–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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: 43
No: 84
Did not vote: 60
Date: Jan 23, 1865

By party

Republicans34 yes · 31 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 43 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted no
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted no
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Jesse Olds Norton R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY voted no
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Walter Duncan Mcindoe 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 table H.J. RES. 141, a bill providing…: House Vote, Jan 23, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-465/to-table-h-j-res-141-a-bill-providing (accessed 2026-10-17).