To refer H. R. 616 to committee on naval affairs. H. R. 616 is a bill extending act re. Naturalization of soldiers to those who enlisted in the naval and marin

On Feb 20, 1868, the House voted 48–79 (HR 616). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 45–45, Democrats 1–33, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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: 48
No: 79
Did not vote: 106
Date: Feb 20, 1868

By party

Republicans45 yes · 45 no · 88 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 33 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT voted yes
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV 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 H. R. 616 to committee on naval…: House Vote, Feb 20, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-221/to-refer-h-r-616-to-committee-on-naval (accessed 2026-10-17).