To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1596, a bill providing for the relief of the sisters of our lady of mercy of charleston, south carolina. (p. 2097-1)

On Mar 21, 1870, the House voted 111–45 (HR 1596). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 67–44, Democrats 42–0, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 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: 111
No: 45
Did not vote: 100
Date: Mar 21, 1870

By party

Republicans67 yes · 44 no · 67 didn’t vote
Democrats42 yes · 0 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted no
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Stephen Sanford R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
John Fisher R-NY voted no
Porter Sheldon R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend 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
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1596, a…: House Vote, Mar 21, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-183/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-1596 (accessed 2026-10-17).