House roll call 202 · 39th Congress · May 4, 1866
To amend H. R. 3 (14 stat 223, 7/25/1866), a bill to revive the grade of general of the United States army, by providing that any vacancy of office of lieutenan
On May 4, 1866, the House voted 50–78 (HR 3). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 47–50, Democrats 0–21, Others 3–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 47 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
- 50
- No
- 78
- Did not vote
- 71
- Date
- May 4, 1866
By party
- Republicans47 yes · 50 no · 39 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 21 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Higby R-CA voted yes
- John Bidwell R-CA voted yes
- Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT voted yes
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted yes
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted yes
- Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
- Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN voted yes
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted yes
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
- John Lynch R-ME voted yes
- Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted yes
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
- William Earle Dodge R-NY voted yes
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted yes
- Daniel Morris R-NY voted yes
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted yes
- Roswell Hart R-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
- James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted yes
- John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
- George Funston Miller R-PA voted yes
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted yes
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
- Thomas Williams R-PA voted yes
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
- Portus Baxter R-VT voted yes
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Higby R-CA
- John Bidwell R-CA
- Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT
- Augustus Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA
- Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Abner Clark Harding R-IL
- Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL
- Jehu Baker R-IL
- Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Samuel Mckee O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Francis Thomas O-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Sidney Perham R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- John Wesley Longyear R-MI
- John Fletcher Driggs R-MI
- Ignatius Donnelly R-MN
- John Russell Kelso O-MO
- Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- William Earle Dodge R-NY
- Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY
- Daniel Morris R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Roswell Hart R-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Reader Wright Clarke R-OH
- Tobias Avery Plants R-OH
- James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR
- John Martin Broomall R-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- George Funston Miller R-PA
- Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Thomas Williams R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Portus Baxter R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Donald Campbell Mcruer R-CA
- Henry Champion Deming R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lewis Winans Ross D-IL
- Anthony Thornton D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- John Hanson Farquhar R-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Henry Dana Washburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Lovell Harrison Rousseau O-KY
- Green Clay Smith O-KY
- William Harrison Randall O-KY
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- John Denison Baldwin R-MA
- Charles Edward Phelps O-MD
- John Hovey Rice R-ME
- Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME
- Charles Upson R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI
- William Windom R-MN
- Henry Taylor Blow R-MO
- Thomas Estes Noell R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- George Washington Anderson R-MO
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Edward Henry Rollins R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Charles Sitgreaves D-NJ
- Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ
- Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright D-NJ
- James Humphrey R-NY
- Nelson Taylor D-NY
- Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY
- John Winthrop Chanler D-NY
- Charles Henry Winfield D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Augustus Griswold R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Burt Van Horn R-NY
- William Lawrence R-OH
- Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- James Randolph Hubbell R-OH
- Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- Columbus Delano R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH
- Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Benjamin Markley Boyer D-PA
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA
- Myer Strouse D-PA
- Charles Denison D-PA
- Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Chester Dorman Hubbard O-WV
- George Robert Latham O-WV
- Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley O-WV
Did not vote
- John Henry Hubbard R-CT
- John Anthony Nicholson D-DE
- Hiram Price R-IA
- John Wentworth R-IL
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Ralph Hill R-IN
- Ebenezer Dumont R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Thomas Neel Stilwell R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY
- Elijah Hise D-KY
- Henry Grider D-KY
- Aaron Harding D-KY
- Andrew Harrison Ward D-KY
- George Sea Shanklin D-KY
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Hiram Mccullough D-MD
- John Lewis Thomas Jr. O-MD
- Benjamin Gwinn Harris D-MD
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Hogan D-MO
- Turner Mastin Marquette R-NE
- John Farson Starr R-NJ
- William Augustus Newell R-NJ
- Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV
- Stephen Taber D-NY
- Teunis Garret Bergen D-NY
- John Ward Hunter D-NY
- Morgan Jones D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- William Augustus Darling R-NY
- William Radford D-NY
- Edwin Nelson Hubbell D-NY
- Charles Goodyear D-NY
- Robert Safford Hale R-NY
- James Madison Marvin R-NY
- Demas Hubbard Jr. R-NY
- Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY
- Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- James Morgan Humphrey D-NY
- Benjamin Eggleston R-OH
- Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- Hezekiah Sanford Bundy R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Martin Russell Thayer R-PA
- Philip Johnson D-PA
- William Henry Koontz R-PA
- Abraham Andrews Barker R-PA
- Charles Vernon Culver R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathaniel Green Taylor O-TN
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- William Brickly Stokes O-TN
- Edmund Cooper O-TN
- William Bowen Campbell O-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell O-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins O-TN
- John William Leftwich O-TN
- Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI
- Walter Duncan Mcindoe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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