House roll call 378 · 40th Congress · Jun 8, 1868
To table H. J. RES. 291, a resolution giving additional compensation to certain employees in the civil service of the government at washington whose salaries do
On Jun 8, 1868, the House voted 44–71 (HJR 291). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 40–50, Democrats 3–21, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 43 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
- 44
- No
- 71
- Did not vote
- 118
- Date
- Jun 8, 1868
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 50 no · 88 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 21 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- William Loughridge R-IA voted yes
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
- John Coburn R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted yes
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- William Anderson Pile R-MO voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
- Jacob Benton R-NH voted yes
- Charles Haight D-NJ voted yes
- John Hill R-NJ voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- William Craig Fields R-NY voted yes
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
- John Beatty R-OH voted yes
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
- Martin Welker R-OH voted yes
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted yes
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- John Covode R-PA voted yes
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- James Mullins R-TN voted yes
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted yes
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen 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
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- 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
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- James Burnie Beck 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
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Austin Blair R-MI
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- George Washington Anderson 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
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- Thomas Williams 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
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
Other votes
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