House roll call 557 · 40th Congress · Jan 15, 1869
To refer H. R. 1202 and pending amendments to the committee of the whole on the state of the union. H. R. 1202, is a bill providing for the construction of a s
On Jan 15, 1869, the House voted 81–60 (HR 1202). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 55–59, Democrats 28–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 58 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
- 81
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 87
- Date
- Jan 15, 1869
By party
- Republicans55 yes · 59 no · 64 didn’t vote
- Democrats28 yes · 3 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted no
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- William Loughridge R-IA voted yes
- 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
- Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- John Hubler Stover R-MO voted yes
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
- Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
- John Taffe R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted yes
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted yes
- Jacob Benton R-NH voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- John Hill R-NJ voted yes
- 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
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- George Funston Miller 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
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted yes
- James Mullins R-TN voted yes
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted yes
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
- 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
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- 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
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill 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
- 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
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-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
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell 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
- 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
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding 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
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- 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
- 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
- William Windom R-MN
- John Robert French R-NC
- David Heaton R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- John Trimble R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin 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
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- 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
- 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
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-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
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- John Martin Broomall 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
- 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
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Other votes
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