To amend H. R. 361 by providing that all officers of the existing veteran reserve corps, except those now actively detailed for duty in the freedmen's bureau, a

On Apr 18, 1866, the House voted 59–43 (HR 361). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 40–37, Democrats 18–2, Others 1–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 members voted against their own party.

During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 59
No: 43
Did not vote: 97
Date: Apr 18, 1866

By party

Republicans40 yes · 37 no · 59 didn’t vote
Democrats18 yes · 2 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Hogan D-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Nelson Taylor D-NY voted no
Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Robert Safford Hale R-NY voted no
Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Hezekiah Sanford Bundy R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter 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 amend H. R. 361 by providing that all…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-173/to-amend-h-r-361-by-providing-that-all (accessed 2026-10-17).