To table a resolution declaring that the welfare of the country demands that pecuniary obligations of the United States be kept within the narrow requirements o

On Mar 3, 1868, the House voted 77–45. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 62–32, Democrats 14–12, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 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: 77
No: 45
Did not vote: 111
Date: Mar 3, 1868

By party

Republicans62 yes · 32 no · 84 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 12 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Charles Haight D-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
Stephen Taber D-NY voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
James Brooks D-NY voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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 table a resolution declaring that the…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-254/to-table-a-resolution-declaring-that-the-welfare-of (accessed 2026-10-15).