To amend S. 236, (14 stat 244, 7/25/1866), a bill to authorize the construction of certain bridges and to establish them as post roads, by providing that bridge

On Jul 14, 1866, the House voted 54–65 (S 236). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 46–45, Democrats 7–16, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 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: 54
No: 65
Did not vote: 80
Date: Jul 14, 1866

By party

Republicans46 yes · 45 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 16 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Bidwell R-CA voted no
Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
Samuel Larkin Warner R-CT voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Andrew Jackson Kuykendall R-IL voted no
Samuel Wheeler Moulton R-IL voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Joseph Hutton Defrees R-IN voted no
Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Thomas Estes Noell 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
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
William Augustus Newell R-NJ voted no
Andrew Jackson Rogers D-NJ voted yes
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Henry Jarvis Raymond R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted no
Robert Safford Hale R-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Daniel Morris R-NY voted no
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted yes
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Francis Celeste Le Blond D-OH voted yes
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
James Randolph Hubbell R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Columbus Delano R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
James Henry Dickey Henderson R-OR voted no
Martin Russell Thayer R-PA voted no
Adam John Glossbrenner D-PA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI 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 S. 236, (14 stat 244, 7/25/1866), a…: House Vote, Jul 14…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-315/to-amend-s-236-14-stat-244-7-25 (accessed 2026-10-17).