To suspend rules and concur on Senate amendments to H.R. 2201 (16 stat 254, 7/14/70), a bill to amend naturalzation laws and to punish crimes against the same.

On Jul 11, 1870, the House voted 132–53 (HR 2201). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 132–2, Democrats 0–49, Others 1–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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: 132
No: 53
Did not vote: 70
Date: Jul 11, 1870

By party

Republicans132 yes · 2 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 49 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
David Smith Bennett R-NY 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 rules and concur on Senate…: House Vote, Jul 11, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-448/to-suspend-rules-and-concur-on-senate-amendments-to (accessed 2026-10-17).