To reconsider the vote by which the resolution concerning drawing for seats was tabled.

On Dec 16, 1868, the House voted 99–76. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 81–51, Democrats 14–24, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 65 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: 99
No: 76
Did not vote: 58
Date: Dec 16, 1868

By party

Republicans81 yes · 51 no · 46 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 24 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT voted yes
Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
Nelson Tift D-GA voted yes
Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted yes
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
Asa Porter Grover D-KY voted yes
Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted yes
Samuel Mckee R-KY voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ voted yes
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Demas Barnes D-NY voted yes
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
William Mungen D-OH voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
David Alexander Nunn R-TN voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted no
Daniel Haymond Polsley 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 reconsider the vote by which the…: House Vote, Dec 16, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-543/to-reconsider-the-vote-by-which-the-resolution-concerning (accessed 2026-10-16).