To refer to the committee on ways and means the resolution providing that the public debt be reorganized and reduced and the rate of interest thereon be reduced

On Jun 22, 1868, the House voted 66–70. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 64–44, Democrats 2–24, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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: 66
No: 70
Did not vote: 97
Date: Jun 22, 1868

By party

Republicans64 yes · 44 no · 70 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 24 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Price R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook 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
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
William Williams R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted yes
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
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To refer to the committee on ways and means…: House Vote, Jun 22, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-421/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-ways-and-means (accessed 2026-10-17).