To suspend rules and consider the paragraph in H.R. 3064 for the erection of a government building in albany, n.y. Upon plans insuring its completion with $50,0

On Feb 27, 1871, the House voted 127–58 (HR 3064). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 68–57, Democrats 55–1, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 58 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: 127
No: 58
Did not vote: 71
Date: Feb 27, 1871

By party

Republicans68 yes · 57 no · 53 didn’t vote
Democrats55 yes · 1 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
Marion Bethune R-GA voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Charles Pomeroy 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
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
John Cessna R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Calvin Willard Gilfillan R-PA voted no
Darwin Phelps R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Lewis Tillman R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
George Washington Whitmore R-TX voted no
Charles Howell Porter R-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Isaac Harding Duval R-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV 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 consider the paragraph…: House Vote, Feb 27, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-605/to-suspend-rules-and-consider-the-paragraph-in-h (accessed 2026-10-17).