To concur in the Senate amendment to H. R. 554, (15 stat 169, 7/23/1868), a bill making a grant of land to the state of minnesota to aid in the improvement of t

On Jul 9, 1868, the House voted 54–58 (HR 554). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 51–44, Democrats 3–12, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 47 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: 54
No: 58
Did not vote: 121
Date: Jul 9, 1868

By party

Republicans51 yes · 44 no · 83 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 12 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook 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
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
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
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
Demas Barnes D-NY voted yes
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
William Craig Fields R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 concur in the Senate amendment to H. R…: House Vote, Jul 9, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-451/to-concur-in-the-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).