To pass H. R. 275 providing for relief of ellen sanderson, widow of col. John p. Sanderson, the provost marshal general of mo.; $10,000 as compensation for labo

On Jul 2, 1866, the House voted 57–79 (HR 275). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 53–46, Democrats 0–28, Others 4–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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: 57
No: 79
Did not vote: 63
Date: Jul 2, 1866

By party

Republicans53 yes · 46 no · 37 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 28 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 5 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted no
John Wentworth R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Thomas Neel Stilwell R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
Thomas Estes Noell R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY voted no
William Earle Dodge R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Robert Safford Hale R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Sidney Tracy Holmes R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT 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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