To amend H.R. 367 (16 stat 44), a bill appropriating for the improvement of rivers and harbors for fiscal year ending june 30, 1869, and the year ending june 30

On Apr 7, 1869, the House voted 61–90 (HRE 367). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–90, Democrats 41–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 61
No: 90
Did not vote: 105
Date: Apr 7, 1869

By party

Republicans20 yes · 90 no · 68 didn’t vote
Democrats41 yes · 0 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Coburn R-IN voted yes
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted yes
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
William Williams R-IN voted yes
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted yes
David Heaton R-NC voted yes
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted yes
John Thomas Deweese R-NC voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC voted yes
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted yes
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted yes
James January Winans R-OH voted yes
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
Martin Welker R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes

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 amend H.R. 367 (16 stat 44), a bill…: House Vote, Apr 7, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-55/to-amend-h-r-367-16-stat-44-a (accessed 2026-10-16).