To table H. R. 267 and pending amendments.

On Feb 5, 1868, the House voted 68–85 (HR 267). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 26–84, Democrats 40–0, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 68
No: 85
Did not vote: 80
Date: Feb 5, 1868

By party

Republicans26 yes · 84 no · 68 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted yes
Green Berry Raum R-IL voted yes
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted yes
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
John Taffe R-NE voted yes
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted yes
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted yes
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted yes
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted yes
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV voted yes

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 table H. R. 267 and pending amendments.: House Vote, Feb 5, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-202/to-table-h-r-267-and-pending-amendments (accessed 2026-10-17).