To adjourn while the house was considering H. R. 414. (p. 2161)

On Apr 24, 1866, the House voted 40–60 (HR 414). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 25–56, Democrats 13–1, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 40
No: 60
Did not vote: 99
Date: Apr 24, 1866

By party

Republicans25 yes · 56 no · 55 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 1 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Wentworth R-IL voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
Gilman Marston R-NH voted yes
William Augustus Newell R-NJ voted yes
Teunis Garret Bergen D-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
Robert Safford Hale R-NY voted yes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted yes
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
Columbus Delano R-OH voted yes
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted yes
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted yes
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 adjourn while the house was considering…: House Vote, Apr 24, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-187/to-adjourn-while-the-house-was-considering-h-r (accessed 2026-10-16).