House roll call 581 · 40th Congress · Feb 1, 1869
To suspend rules and order the house to hold evening sessions until the pending tariff and internal revenue bills are disposed of, said evenings to be devoted e
On Feb 1, 1869, the House voted 91–67. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 84–37, Democrats 5–27, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 42 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
- 91
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 75
- Date
- Feb 1, 1869
By party
- Republicans84 yes · 37 no · 57 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 27 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted no
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- William Loughridge R-IA voted no
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA voted no
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
- Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
- Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
- John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
- John Coburn R-IN voted no
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
- William Williams R-IN voted no
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
- Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
- John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC voted no
- John Taffe R-NE voted no
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
- Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
- John Beatty R-OH voted no
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA voted yes
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted yes
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted no
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-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
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-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
- John Coburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth 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
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Did not vote
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- James Mann D-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- David Heaton R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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