To override veto on H. R. 1460, a bill to regulate the duties on copper and copper ores.

On Feb 23, 1869, the House voted 115–56 (HR 1460). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 114–25, Democrats 2–30, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 115
No: 56
Did not vote: 58
Date: Feb 23, 1869

By party

Republicans114 yes · 25 no · 39 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 30 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding 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
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Francis Thomas R-MD voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC voted no
James Hamilton Goss R-SC 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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