To amend the amendment to H. R. 900, relating to penalties for defrauding distillers and setting in motion investigation on the sale of distilled spirits at a c

On Mar 25, 1868, the House voted 82–57 (HR 900). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 82–24, Democrats 0–33. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 82
No: 57
Did not vote: 94
Date: Mar 25, 1868

By party

Republicans82 yes · 24 no · 72 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Higby R-CA voted no
Asahel Wheeler Hubbard R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
William Craig Fields R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN 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 the amendment to H. R. 900…: House Vote, Mar 25, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-284/to-amend-the-amendment-to-h-r-900-relating (accessed 2026-10-17).