To engross that portion of H. R. 1046 calling for appropriation of $40,000 for the improvement of wisconsin river.

On Jun 29, 1868, the House voted 63–60 (HR 1046). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 53–48, Democrats 9–11, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 57 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: 63
No: 60
Did not vote: 110
Date: Jun 29, 1868

By party

Republicans53 yes · 48 no · 77 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 11 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
Julius Hotchkiss D-CT voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Green Berry Raum R-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
George Madison Adams D-KY voted yes
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn D-NY voted yes
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
James Morgan Humphrey D-NY voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Columbus Delano R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Stephen Fowler Wilson 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
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted no
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen R-WV 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 engross that portion of H. R. 1046…: House Vote, Jun 29, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-436/to-engross-that-portion-of-h-r-1046-calling (accessed 2026-10-17).