To agree to the report of the committee of conference on H.R. 649, 3/2/1865, a bill making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses

On Mar 1, 1865, the House voted 87–53 (HR 649). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 63–8, Democrats 8–43, Others 16–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 87
No: 53
Did not vote: 47
Date: Mar 1, 1865

By party

Republicans63 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 43 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others16 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
John Todd Stuart D-IL voted yes
John Law D-IN voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted yes
Elijah Ward D-NY voted yes
Charles Henry Winfield D-NY voted yes
John Augustus Griswold D-NY voted yes
George Bliss D-OH voted yes
John Littleton Dawson D-PA 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 agree to the report of the committee of…: House Vote, Mar 1, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-568/to-agree-to-the-report-of-the-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-17).