House roll call 457 · 40th Congress · Jul 11, 1868
To amend H. R. 1377 by agreeing to a substitute resolution relative to "reducing the member of officers serving in certain staff-departments to one half, those
On Jul 11, 1868, the House voted 66–54 (HR 1377). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 53–48, Democrats 12–5, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 53 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
- 54
- Did not vote
- 113
- Date
- Jul 11, 1868
By party
- Republicans53 yes · 48 no · 77 didn’t vote
- Democrats12 yes · 5 no · 33 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
- William Higby R-CA voted no
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
- Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted no
- George Madison Adams D-KY voted no
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
- Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- Frederick Stone D-MD voted no
- John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
- Austin Blair R-MI voted no
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
- William Anderson Pile R-MO voted no
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
- George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
- John Robert French R-NC voted no
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC voted no
- William Moore R-NJ voted no
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
- Stephen Taber D-NY voted no
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted no
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
- John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted no
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
- Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
- William Mungen D-OH voted no
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
- James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
- Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
- Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
- George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Hinds R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Austin Blair R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- William Moore R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard 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
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- Julius Hotchkiss 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
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer 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
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- David Heaton R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Morrissey 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
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- John Trimble R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Other votes
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