To refer to the committee on foreign affairs the resolution relating to american citizens in british prisons.

On Feb 3, 1868, the House voted 80–39. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 80–15, Democrats 0–23, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 80
No: 39
Did not vote: 114
Date: Feb 3, 1868

By party

Republicans80 yes · 15 no · 83 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 23 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb 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 refer to the committee on foreign affairs…: House Vote, Feb 3, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-198/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-foreign-affairs-the (accessed 2026-10-17).