To reconsider vote by which H. R. 7 was rejected.

On Apr 10, 1866, the House voted 83–45 (HR 7). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 60–37, Democrats 18–10, Others 5–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 47 members voted against their own party.

During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 83
No: 45
Did not vote: 65
Date: Apr 10, 1866

By party

Republicans60 yes · 37 no · 39 didn’t vote
Democrats18 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Anthony Thornton D-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Ralph Hill R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Thomas Neel Stilwell R-IN voted no
Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY voted no
Aaron Harding D-KY voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
William Edward Finck D-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer 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 reconsider vote by which H. R. 7 was…: House Vote, Apr 10, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-155/to-reconsider-vote-by-which-h-r-7-was (accessed 2026-10-17).