To pass H. R. 65, a bill providing for relief of william mcgarraham.

On May 15, 1868, the House voted 78–49 (HR 65). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 50–48, Democrats 28–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 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: 78
No: 49
Did not vote: 106
Date: May 15, 1868

By party

Republicans50 yes · 48 no · 80 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 1 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
William Craig Fields R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
John Trimble R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV 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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