To adjourn, motion made during debate on amendment to H. R. 1021, (15 stat 227, july 27, 1868) an act establishing uniform bankruptcy laws in the United States,

On Apr 21, 1868, the House voted 54–57. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 47–45, Democrats 7–10, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 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: 54
No: 57
Did not vote: 122
Date: Apr 21, 1868

By party

Republicans47 yes · 45 no · 86 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 10 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted yes
Frederick Stone D-MD voted yes
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Mungen D-OH voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted yes
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted yes
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI 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 adjourn, motion made during debate on…: House Vote, Apr 21, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-301/to-adjourn-motion-made-during-debate-on-amendment-to (accessed 2026-10-15).