To suspend the rules and vote on rescinding and repealing the resolution authorizing the payment to john young brown of $250 for his time spent and expenses inc

On Feb 25, 1868, the House voted 62–75. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 61–34, Democrats 0–39, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 62
No: 75
Did not vote: 96
Date: Feb 25, 1868

By party

Republicans61 yes · 34 no · 83 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 39 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted no
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins 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 suspend the rules and vote on rescinding…: House Vote, Feb 25, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-240/to-suspend-the-rules-and-vote-on-rescinding-and (accessed 2026-10-17).