To amend H.R. 1043, by devoting the money from sale of public lands to the education of those who need it. (p. 885)

On Feb 7, 1872, the House voted 67–146 (HR 1043). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 67–52, Democrats 0–90, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 members voted against their own party.

During the 42nd Congress (1871–1872), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 67
No: 146
Did not vote: 41
Date: Feb 7, 1872

By party

Republicans67 yes · 52 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 90 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted no
Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA voted no
Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
John Lourie Beveridge R-IL voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
John Thomas Averill R-MN voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
William Peter Sprague R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
James Scott Negley R-PA voted no
Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA voted no
Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI voted no
James Monroe Pendleton R-RI voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Jeremiah McLain Rusk 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 1043, by devoting the money…: House Vote, Feb 7, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-139/to-amend-h-r-1043-by-devoting-the-money (accessed 2026-10-17).