To pass S. 207 as amended.

On Jul 21, 1868, the House voted 79–68 (S 207). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 77–38, Democrats 1–28, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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: 79
No: 68
Did not vote: 86
Date: Jul 21, 1868

By party

Republicans77 yes · 38 no · 63 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 28 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL voted no
Thomas Haughey R-AL voted no
James Hinds R-AR voted no
Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted no
John Thomas Deweese R-NC voted no
Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Columbus Delano R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT 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 pass S. 207 as amended.: House Vote, Jul 21, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-496/to-pass-s-207-as-amended (accessed 2026-10-17).