To pass a house resolution that the hall of the House Of Representatives be granted to the colored people of the district of columbia for the purpose of holding

On Apr 11, 1870, the House voted 111–56. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 110–10, Democrats 0–44, Others 1–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 56
Did not vote: 89
Date: Apr 11, 1870

By party

Republicans110 yes · 10 no · 58 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 44 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI 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 pass a house resolution that the hall of…: House Vote, Apr 11, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-201/to-pass-a-house-resolution-that-the-hall-of (accessed 2026-10-17).