To pass S. 558 incorporating the national bolivian navigation company. (p. 4844-2)

On Jun 25, 1870, the House voted 93–63 (S 558). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 90–23, Democrats 3–41, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 93
No: 63
Did not vote: 98
Date: Jun 25, 1870

By party

Republicans90 yes · 23 no · 65 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 41 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted yes
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Peter Wilson Strader D-OH voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI 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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