To amend H. R. 361 by increasing number of paymasters with rank of major from forty to fifty. (p. 1866-1)

On May 2, 1866, the House voted 56–65 (HR 361). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 54–37, Democrats 0–24, Others 2–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 56
No: 65
Did not vote: 78
Date: May 2, 1866

By party

Republicans54 yes · 37 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 24 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 4 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL voted no
Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
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
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Roswell Hart R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Reader Wright Clarke 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 Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI 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 amend H. R. 361 by increasing number of…: House Vote, May 2, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-195/to-amend-h-r-361-by-increasing-number-of (accessed 2026-10-17).