To pass H. R. 598, a bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States. (p. 2743)

On May 22, 1866, the House voted 69–59 (HR 598). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 57–43, Democrats 11–17, Others 4–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 54 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: 69
No: 59
Did not vote: 63
Date: May 22, 1866

By party

Republicans57 yes · 43 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 17 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 4 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
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
Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Ebenezer Dumont 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
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Hiram Mccullough D-MD voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Hogan D-MO voted yes
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
Gilman Marston R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright D-NJ voted yes
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Stephen Taber D-NY voted yes
Teunis Garret Bergen D-NY voted yes
Nelson Taylor D-NY voted yes
Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
William Radford D-NY voted yes
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley 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
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA 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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