House roll call 616 · 40th Congress · Feb 16, 1869
To amend H. R. 1880, a bill relieving certain persons therein named from the legal and political disabilities imposed by the 14th amendment of the constitution
On Feb 16, 1869, the House voted 56–109 (HR 1880). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 55–72, Democrats 0–33, Others 1–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 55 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
- 56
- No
- 109
- Did not vote
- 68
- Date
- Feb 16, 1869
By party
- Republicans55 yes · 72 no · 51 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no
Who broke with their party
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted yes
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR voted yes
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- John Coburn R-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Mckee R-KY voted yes
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
- John Taffe R-NE voted yes
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted yes
- William Moore R-NJ voted yes
- Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
- William Craig Fields R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
- Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
- Burt Van Horn R-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
- William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted yes
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted yes
- Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted yes
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA voted yes
- George Funston Miller R-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- John Covode R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC voted yes
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- John Trimble R-TN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted yes
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted yes
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston 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
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
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
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-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
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- David Heaton R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- Demas Barnes 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
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Rufus Mallory R-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Did not vote
- James Hinds R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- 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
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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