House roll call 274 · 40th Congress · Mar 16, 1868
To table H. R. 778, a bill relieving WM. H. Holden and others from political disabilities.
On Mar 16, 1868, the House voted 51–90 (HR 778). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 38–68, Democrats 12–21, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 50 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
- 51
- No
- 90
- Did not vote
- 92
- Date
- Mar 16, 1868
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 68 no · 72 didn’t vote
- Democrats12 yes · 21 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- William Henry Barnum D-CT voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted yes
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- John Coburn R-IN voted yes
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY voted yes
- James Proctor Knott D-KY voted yes
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted yes
- James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted yes
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
- Charles Haight D-NJ voted yes
- Stephen Taber D-NY voted yes
- John Charles Churchill R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
- Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
- William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted yes
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
- Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- George Funston Miller R-PA voted yes
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- James Mullins R-TN voted yes
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted yes
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted yes
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted yes
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Higby R-CA
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Did not vote
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Hinds R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- David Heaton R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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