House roll call 539 · 38th Congress · Feb 24, 1865
To amend S.J. RES. 89, 3/3/1865, a resolution directing an inquiry into the condition of the indian tribes, and their treatment by the civil and military author
On Feb 24, 1865, the House voted 78–53 (SJR 89). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–15, Democrats 13–32, Others 14–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 78
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 56
- Date
- Feb 24, 1865
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 15 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 32 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 6 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Edward English D-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- Hiram Price R-IA voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted no
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
- John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN voted no
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
- John Guier Scott D-MO voted yes
- Daniel Marcy D-NH voted yes
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
- William Radford D-NY voted yes
- Alexander Long D-OH voted yes
- John O'Neill D-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
- Philip Johnson D-PA voted yes
- William Henry Miller D-PA voted yes
- Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted no
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Bowles Shannon R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Edward English D-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- Jesse Olds Norton R-IL
- John Todd Stuart D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Lucien Anderson O-KY
- George Helm Yeaman O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- Brutus Junius Clay O-KY
- William Henry Wadsworth O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Samuel Knox O-MO
- Henry Taylor Blow O-MO
- John Guier Scott D-MO
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd O-MO
- Austin Augustus King O-MO
- Daniel Marcy D-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- Henry Gaither Worthington R-NV
- Moses Fowler Odell D-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Samuel Franklin Miller R-NY
- Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Alexander Long D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John O'Neill 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
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Henry Wells Tracy O-PA
- William Henry Miller D-PA
- Joseph Bailey D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Amos Myers R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Ezra Wheeler D-WI
- Jacob Beeson Blair O-WV
- William Gay Brown O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Nathaniel Barratt Smithers O-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Charles Murray Harris D-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- John Law D-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Joseph Ketchum Edgerton D-IN
- Henry Grider O-KY
- Aaron Harding O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI
- William Augustus Hall O-MO
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Anson Herrick D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- Homer Augustus Nelson D-NY
- John Benedict Steele D-NY
- Francis Kernan D-NY
- John Ganson D-NY
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Warren Perry Noble D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- James Remley Morris D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- James Sproat Brown D-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
Did not vote
- William Higby R-CA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- William Joshua Allen D-IL
- James Addison Cravens D-IN
- Henry William Harrington D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- James Foster Mcdowell D-IN
- Abel Carter Wilder R-KS
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Lorenzo De Medici Sweat D-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan O-MO
- James Sidney Rollins O-MO
- George Middleton D-NJ
- William Gaston Steele D-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Nehemiah Perry D-NJ
- Henry George Stebbins D-NY
- Martin Kalbfleisch D-NY
- Benjamin Wood D-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold D-NY
- Orlando Kellogg R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- De Witt Clinton Littlejohn R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Chilton Allen White D-OH
- William Johnston D-OH
- Wells Andrews Hutchins D-OH
- Joseph Worthington White D-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Archibald Mcallister D-PA
- James Tracy Hale O-PA
- Jesse Lazear D-PA
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S.J. RES. 89, 3/3/1865, a…: House Vote, Feb 24, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-539/to-amend-s-j-res-89-3-3-1865 (accessed 2026-10-17).