To order the main question on H. R. 1460, a bill regulating the duties on imported copper and copper ores.

On Jul 25, 1868, the House voted 93–30 (HR 1460). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 84–18, Democrats 7–11, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 93
No: 30
Did not vote: 110
Date: Jul 25, 1868

By party

Republicans84 yes · 18 no · 76 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 11 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted yes
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
George Madison Adams D-KY voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot 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
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
William Craig Fields R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted yes
John Trimble R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN 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 order the main question on H. R. 1460, a…: House Vote, Jul 25, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-514/to-order-the-main-question-on-h-r-1460 (accessed 2026-10-17).