House roll call 715 · 40th Congress · Mar 3, 1869
To suspend rules and consider S. J. RES 211, a resolution setting apart a portion of fort snelling military reservation for a permanent military post and the se
On Mar 3, 1869, the House voted 49–94 (SJR 211). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 49–64, Democrats 0–28, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 49 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
- 49
- No
- 94
- Did not vote
- 90
- Date
- Mar 3, 1869
By party
- Republicans49 yes · 64 no · 65 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 28 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL voted yes
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted yes
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR voted yes
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA voted yes
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
- George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
- Charles Upson R-MI voted yes
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted yes
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
- John Taffe R-NE voted yes
- John Hill R-NJ voted yes
- William Henry Robertson R-NY voted yes
- Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
- James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
- Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- John Martin Broomall 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
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC voted yes
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC voted yes
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- James Mullins R-TN voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Benjamin White Norris R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- James Thomas Elliott R-AR
- William Higby R-CA
- Joseph Wales Clift R-GA
- Samuel Francis Gove R-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Charles Upson R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- John Hill R-NJ
- William Henry Robertson R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Reader Wright Clarke 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
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Solomon Newton Pettis R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- James Mullins R-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Julius Hotchkiss D-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Nelson Tift D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Asa Porter Grover D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- John Robert French R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Nathaniel Boyden O-NC
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Demas Barnes D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Thomas Cornell R-NY
- William Craig Fields R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- William Slosson Lincoln R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Samuel Fenton Cary O-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- James Hamilton Goss R-SC
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- John Trimble R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV
Did not vote
- Francis William Kellogg R-AL
- Charles Wilson Pierce R-AL
- John Benton Callis R-AL
- Thomas Haughey R-AL
- James Hinds R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- Richard Dudley Hubbard D-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- William Posey Edwards R-GA
- Charles Henry Prince R-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Green Berry Raum R-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Samuel Mckee R-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Mann D-LA
- Michel Vidal R-LA
- William Jasper Blackburn R-LA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- Francis Thomas R-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Austin Blair R-MI
- William Anderson Pile R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell D-MO
- John Hubler Stover R-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- David Heaton R-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- Thomas Elliott Stewart O-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Lewis Selye O-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- Manuel Simeon Corley R-SC
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Daniel Haymond Polsley R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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