To amend an amendment to H. R. 541 by agreeing to formation of commission with secretary of interior as chairman and clerk of his department as secretary, that

On Jul 23, 1868, the House voted 87–58 (HR 541). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 83–34, Democrats 3–24, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 87
No: 58
Did not vote: 88
Date: Jul 23, 1868

By party

Republicans83 yes · 34 no · 61 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 24 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL voted no
Thomas Haughey R-AL voted no
William Higby R-CA voted no
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted yes
Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted no
Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY 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
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard 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 amend an amendment to H. R. 541 by…: House Vote, Jul 23, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-500/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-541-by (accessed 2026-10-17).