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On Feb 13, 1867, the House voted 85–78 (HR 1143). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 59–56, Democrats 14–18, Others 12–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 70 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: 85
No: 78
Did not vote: 36
Date: Feb 13, 1867

By party

Republicans59 yes · 56 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT voted no
John Henry Hubbard R-CT voted no
John Anthony Nicholson D-DE voted yes
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted no
John Wentworth R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL voted no
Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY voted yes
Andrew Harrison Ward D-KY voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Hogan D-MO voted yes
Thomas Estes Noell R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
Gilman Marston R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
John Farson Starr R-NJ voted no
William Augustus Newell R-NJ voted no
Teunis Garret Bergen D-NY voted yes
Nelson Taylor D-NY voted yes
William Radford D-NY voted yes
Edwin Nelson Hubbell D-NY voted yes
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted yes
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted no
Daniel Morris R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA voted yes
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Abraham Andrews Barker R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Ithamar Conkey Sloan 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 order the main question on H. R. 1143…: House Vote, Feb 13, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-514/to-order-the-main-question-on-h-r-1143 (accessed 2026-10-17).