To refer to the committee on public lands and order to be printed a memorial of the legislature of kans., requesting Congress to pass such laws as may be necess

On Feb 20, 1871, the House voted 141–58. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 130–12, Democrats 7–45, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 141
No: 58
Did not vote: 57
Date: Feb 20, 1871

By party

Republicans130 yes · 12 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 45 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Peter Myndert Dox D-AL voted yes
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
John McConnell Rice D-KY voted yes
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted no
Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted no
Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted yes
John Hill R-NJ voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted yes
Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR voted yes
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
William Hepburn Armstrong R-PA voted no
Roderick Randum Butler R-TN 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 refer to the committee on public lands…: House Vote, Feb 20, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-572/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-public-lands-and (accessed 2026-10-17).