To pass H.R. 3004 directing the secretary of interior to restore to the pension rolls reuben thomas and george browne having been stricken therefrom during the

On Feb 11, 1871, the House voted 143–21 (HR 3004). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 92–21, Democrats 48–0, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 143
No: 21
Did not vote: 92
Date: Feb 11, 1871

By party

Republicans92 yes · 21 no · 65 didn’t vote
Democrats48 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
John Cessna R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
William Jay Smith R-TN voted no
Philetus Sawyer 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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