To suspend the rules and provide to have reported, printed and recommitted S. 163, a bill declaring what shall constitute a quorum of the supreme court of unite

On Jan 13, 1868, the House voted 72–89 (S 163). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 71–48, Democrats 0–41, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 48 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 72
No: 89
Did not vote: 72
Date: Jan 13, 1868

By party

Republicans71 yes · 48 no · 59 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 41 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Henry Lutz Cake R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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 suspend the rules and provide to have…: House Vote, Jan 13, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-159/to-suspend-the-rules-and-provide-to-have-reported (accessed 2026-10-16).