To suspend the rules and pass a resolution declaring that in the present financial condition of the country, any further purchases of territory are inexpedient,

On Nov 25, 1867, the House voted 93–43. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 87–20, Democrats 6–20, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 93
No: 43
Did not vote: 97
Date: Nov 25, 1867

By party

Republicans87 yes · 20 no · 71 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 20 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Charles Haight D-NJ voted yes
John Winthrop Chanler D-NY voted yes
James Brooks D-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted yes
George Washington Morgan D-OH voted yes
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT 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 suspend the rules and pass a resolution…: House Vote, Nov 25, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-99/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-declaring (accessed 2026-10-15).