To amend H.R. 140 (16 stat 41, 4/10/1869), a bill imposing taxes on distilled sperits, by extending time for withdrawing distilled sperits from warehouses. (p.

On Mar 30, 1869, the House voted 89–60 (HRE 140). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 87–18, Democrats 2–42. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 89
No: 60
Did not vote: 107
Date: Mar 30, 1869

By party

Republicans87 yes · 18 no · 73 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 42 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted yes
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted no
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted no
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
William Farrand Prosser R-TN voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
James Clark Mcgrew 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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