To order the previous question on H. J. RES. 465, a resolution granting the right of way to the memphis, el paso, and pacific railroad company from el paso to t

On Feb 22, 1869, the House voted 123–45 (HJR 465). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 103–33, Democrats 19–11, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 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: 123
No: 45
Did not vote: 65
Date: Feb 22, 1869

By party

Republicans103 yes · 33 no · 42 didn’t vote
Democrats19 yes · 11 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
Albert George Burr D-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Frederick Stone D-MD voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Charles Haight D-NJ voted no
John Fox D-NY voted no
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted no
James Brooks D-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To order the previous question on H. J. RES…: House Vote, Feb 22, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-648/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-j-res (accessed 2026-10-17).