To amend H. R. 1169, the indian appropriation bill by prohibiting the use of any indian department funds for payment of claims for depredations committed by ind

On Jun 2, 1870, the Senate voted 21–16 (HR 1169). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–16, Democrats 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 21
No: 16
Did not vote: 43
Date: Jun 2, 1870

By party

Republicans16 yes · 16 no · 35 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 1169, the indian…: Senate Vote, Jun 2, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-340/to-amend-h-r-1169-the-indian-appropriation-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).