To table a Senate amendment to H. R. 554, said amendment granting the state of minnesota an additional 100,000 acres of public lands subject to same conditions

On Jul 20, 1868, the House voted 57–81 (HR 554). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 26–78, Democrats 29–2, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 57
No: 81
Did not vote: 95
Date: Jul 20, 1868

By party

Republicans26 yes · 78 no · 74 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 2 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted no
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted no
Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL voted yes
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
Michel Vidal R-LA voted yes
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
William Moore R-NJ voted yes
John Hill R-NJ voted yes
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted yes
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
Martin Welker R-OH voted yes
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
James Mullins R-TN voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted yes
Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV voted yes

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 Senate amendment to H. R. 554…: House Vote, Jul 20, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-483/to-table-a-senate-amendment-to-h-r-554 (accessed 2026-10-16).