To table a resolution providing that there be paid to jos. H. Burch, contestant of the state of missouri, out of the fund of the house, $2,500, in full for time

On Jul 20, 1868, the House voted 70–77. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 69–45, Democrats 0–30, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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: 70
No: 77
Did not vote: 86
Date: Jul 20, 1868

By party

Republicans69 yes · 45 no · 64 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 30 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Columbus Delano R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Henry Lutz Cake R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI 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 table a resolution providing that there…: House Vote, Jul 20, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-479/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-there-be-paid (accessed 2026-10-17).