House roll call 556 · 40th Congress · Jan 15, 1869
To table H. R. 1202, a bill providing for the construction of a ship-canal around the falls of niagara.
On Jan 15, 1869, the House voted 77–83 (HR 1202). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 50–76, Democrats 25–7, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 57 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
- 77
- No
- 83
- Did not vote
- 73
- Date
- Jan 15, 1869
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 76 no · 52 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Boles R-AR voted yes
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted no
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted no
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted no
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA voted yes
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
- Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- John Hubler Stover R-MO voted yes
- Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
- John Taffe R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted yes
- Jacob Benton R-NH voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- John Hill R-NJ voted yes
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted yes
- Demas Barnes D-NY voted no
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted yes
- Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted yes
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted yes
- Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
- William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
- William Mungen D-OH voted no
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
- John Beatty R-OH voted yes
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
- Columbus Delano R-OH voted yes
- Martin Welker R-OH voted yes
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted yes
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted yes
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- John Covode R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
- James Mullins R-TN voted yes
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted yes
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV voted yes
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian 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
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-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
- John Covode R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- James Mullins R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- William Higby R-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding 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
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- David Heaton R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- William Mungen D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- James Mann D-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry 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 Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Other votes
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