To refer to the ways and means committee a resolution concerning the taxation of interest on bonds.

On Jun 29, 1868, the House voted 61–80. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 60–50, Democrats 1–28, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 51 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: 61
No: 80
Did not vote: 92
Date: Jun 29, 1868

By party

Republicans60 yes · 50 no · 68 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 28 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted no
James Hinds R-AR voted no
Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth 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
Samuel Mckee R-KY voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN 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
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ voted yes
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted no
William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To refer to the ways and means committee a…: House Vote, Jun 29, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-433/to-refer-to-the-ways-and-means-committee-a (accessed 2026-10-17).