House roll call 236 · 39th Congress · May 28, 1866
To amend H. R. 513, by authorizing President, with advice and consent of Senate, to appoint an officer in treasury department to be styled "special commissioner
On May 28, 1866, the House voted 46–73 (HR 513). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 43–45, Democrats 0–25, Others 3–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 43 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
- 46
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 79
- Date
- May 28, 1866
By party
- Republicans43 yes · 45 no · 48 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 25 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 4 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
- Demas Hubbard Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted yes
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
- William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
- James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted yes
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
- Martin Welker R-OH voted yes
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
- James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted yes
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted yes
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted yes
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted yes
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted yes
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Higby R-CA
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Samuel Mckee O-KY
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- Demas Hubbard Jr. R-NY
- Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- James Randolph Hubbell R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Donald Campbell Mcruer R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- John Hanson Farquhar R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Thomas Neel Stilwell R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY
- Henry Grider D-KY
- Aaron Harding D-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- John Hogan D-MO
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright D-NJ
- Teunis Garret Bergen D-NY
- James Humphrey R-NY
- Nelson Taylor D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- William Earle Dodge R-NY
- William Augustus Darling R-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Edwin Nelson Hubbell D-NY
- Charles Goodyear D-NY
- Robert Safford Hale R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard O-WV
- George Robert Latham O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- John Bidwell R-CA
- Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Wentworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Anthony Thornton D-IL
- Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL
- Ralph Hill R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN
- Elijah Hise D-KY
- Lovell Harrison Rousseau O-KY
- Andrew Harrison Ward D-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- George Sea Shanklin D-KY
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Lewis Thomas Jr. O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Henry Taylor Blow R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell R-MO
- John Russell Kelso O-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- Turner Mastin Marquette R-NE
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- William Augustus Newell R-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- John Ward Hunter D-NY
- Morgan Jones D-NY
- Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Roswell Hart R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Hezekiah Sanford Bundy R-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Abraham Andrews Barker R-PA
- Charles Vernon Culver R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathaniel Green Taylor O-TN
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- William Brickly Stokes O-TN
- Edmund Cooper O-TN
- William Bowen Campbell O-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell O-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins O-TN
- John William Leftwich O-TN
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
Other votes
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