To amend a motion to postpone further consideration of H. R. 543 by providing that the bill be considered tuesday, may 22, 1866 instead of tuesday, may 29, 1866

On May 15, 1866, the House voted 55–73 (HR 543). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 51–43, Democrats 0–28, Others 4–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 43 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: 55
No: 73
Did not vote: 71
Date: May 15, 1866

By party

Republicans51 yes · 43 no · 42 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 28 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Donald Campbell Mcruer R-CA voted no
Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Ebenezer Dumont R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Henry Taylor Blow R-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
William Augustus Darling R-NY voted no
Demas Hubbard Jr. R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted no
Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted no
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Roswell Hart R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI 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 a motion to postpone further…: House Vote, May 15, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-214/to-amend-a-motion-to-postpone-further-consideration-of (accessed 2026-10-17).