To put the main question for H. R. 7.

On Apr 10, 1866, the House voted 68–67 (HR 7). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 50–50, Democrats 13–14, Others 5–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 63 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: 68
No: 67
Did not vote: 64
Date: Apr 10, 1866

By party

Republicans50 yes · 50 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 14 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
John Bidwell R-CA voted no
Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
John Anthony Nicholson D-DE voted yes
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
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL voted no
Ralph Hill R-IN voted no
John Hanson Farquhar R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN voted no
Thomas Neel Stilwell R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY voted yes
Aaron Harding D-KY voted yes
Hiram Mccullough D-MD voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Hogan D-MO voted yes
Thomas Estes Noell R-MO 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
William Augustus Newell R-NJ voted no
Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ voted yes
Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright D-NJ voted yes
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Stephen Taber D-NY voted yes
Nelson Taylor D-NY voted yes
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted no
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted yes
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Columbus Delano R-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
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
Abraham Andrews Barker R-PA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-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 put the main question for H. R. 7.: House Vote, Apr 10, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-156/to-put-the-main-question-for-h-r-7 (accessed 2026-10-16).