House roll call 400 · 40th Congress · Jun 15, 1868
To order the main question on a resolution relative to taxes on tobacco and whiskey.
On Jun 15, 1868, the House voted 79–63. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 51–61, Democrats 25–1, Others 3–1. 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
- 79
- No
- 63
- Did not vote
- 91
- Date
- Jun 15, 1868
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 61 no · 66 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 1 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- William Loughridge R-IA voted yes
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
- Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
- John Lynch R-ME voted yes
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted yes
- Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
- William Craig Fields R-NY voted yes
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
- Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
- Columbus Delano R-OH voted yes
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
- John Covode R-PA voted yes
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted yes
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine 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
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- William Moore R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- William Higby R-CA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
- 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
- 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
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Thomas Laurens Jones 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
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- John Hubler Stover 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
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- John Fox D-NY
- John Morrissey D-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
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- 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
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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