House roll call 501 · 40th Congress · Jul 23, 1868
To order the main question on a resolution that Congress adjourn from july 27th until third monday in september, and on that day, unless otherwise ordered the t
On Jul 23, 1868, the House voted 80–81. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 54–74, Democrats 24–7, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 61 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
- 80
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 72
- Date
- Jul 23, 1868
By party
- Republicans54 yes · 74 no · 50 didn’t vote
- Democrats24 yes · 7 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted yes
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted no
- Samuel Mckee R-KY voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted yes
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted yes
- Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
- John Taffe R-NE voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ voted no
- John Hill R-NJ voted yes
- William Henry Robertson R-NY voted yes
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted yes
- Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
- William Craig Fields R-NY voted yes
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
- John Charles Churchill R-NY voted yes
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
- Columbus Delano R-OH voted yes
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted yes
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted no
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted no
- William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted yes
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted yes
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- David Heaton R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Did not vote
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- 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 Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- James Mann D-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- John Trimble R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
Other votes
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