House roll call 503 · 38th Congress · Feb 14, 1865
To pass S. 241, an act granting to the state of wisconsin a donation of public land to aid in the construction of a ship canal at the head of sturgeon bay, coun
On Feb 14, 1865, the House voted 52–54 (S 241). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 32–19, Democrats 12–30, Others 8–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 52
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 81
- Date
- Feb 14, 1865
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 19 no · 35 didn’t vote
- Democrats12 yes · 30 no · 31 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 5 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted no
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- William Joshua Allen D-IL voted yes
- James Cameron Allen D-IL voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
- John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted yes
- John Guier Scott D-MO voted yes
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
- Dwight Townsend D-NY voted yes
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY voted yes
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY voted no
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill 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
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- 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
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- John Rogers Mcbride R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- George Middleton D-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Alexander Long D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John O'Neill D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- James Edward English D-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- William Gay Brown O-WV
Other votes
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