House roll call 553 · 40th Congress · Jan 12, 1869
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which H. R. 940 was recommitted to the committee on military affairs. H. R. 940 is a bill equalizing the bounties o
On Jan 12, 1869, the House voted 49–81 (HR 940). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 32–73, Democrats 15–6, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 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
- 49
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 103
- Date
- Jan 12, 1869
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 73 no · 73 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 6 no · 29 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL voted yes
- Thomas Boles R-AR voted yes
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
- Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- Charles Haight D-NJ voted no
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ voted no
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted yes
- Thomas Cornell R-NY voted yes
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted yes
- Burt Van Horn R-NY voted yes
- William Mungen D-OH voted no
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted no
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC voted yes
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted yes
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Austin Blair R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- David Heaton R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
Did not vote
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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