House roll call 168 · 42nd Congress · Feb 28, 1872
To order main question on S. 565. (p. 1277-3)
On Feb 28, 1872, the House voted 98–73 (S 565). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 63–32, Democrats 34–40, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 66 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
- 98
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 83
- Date
- Feb 28, 1872
By party
- Republicans63 yes · 32 no · 48 didn’t vote
- Democrats34 yes · 40 no · 32 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Hays R-AL voted no
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL voted yes
- James Millander Hanks D-AR voted yes
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
- Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA voted yes
- William Pierce Price D-GA voted yes
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted yes
- Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted no
- Bradford Newcomb Stevens D-IL voted yes
- John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted yes
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
- John Coburn 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
- Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY voted yes
- William Brown Read D-KY voted yes
- James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted no
- James Buffinton R-MA voted no
- Stevenson Archer D-MD voted yes
- Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI voted yes
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
- Abram Comingo D-MO voted yes
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC voted yes
- James Madison Leach D-NC voted yes
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted yes
- James Clarence Harper D-NC voted yes
- Charles West Kendall D-NV voted yes
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY voted yes
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
- Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill D-NY voted yes
- Eli Perry D-NY voted yes
- Joseph Mabbett Warren D-NY voted yes
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
- William Williams D-NY voted yes
- Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH voted no
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
- John Beatty R-OH voted no
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
- James Monroe R-OH voted no
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
- William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
- James Harvey Slater D-OR voted yes
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted no
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
- Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted no
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Meyers D-PA voted yes
- Henry Sherwood D-PA voted yes
- John Morgan Bright D-TN voted yes
- Robert Porter Caldwell D-TN voted yes
- John Thomas Harris D-VA voted yes
- Elliott Muse Braxton D-VA voted yes
- Alexander Mitchell D-WI voted yes
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL
- James Millander Hanks D-AR
- Oliver P. Snyder R-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- John Summerfield Bigby R-GA
- Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA
- Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA
- William Pierce Price D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA
- William G. Donnan R-IA
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA
- Jackson Orr R-IA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Bradford Newcomb Stevens D-IL
- Henry Snapp R-IL
- John Lourie Beveridge R-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY
- William Brown Read D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Alvah Crocker R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- John Thomas Averill R-MN
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Abram Comingo D-MO
- Isaac Charles Parker R-MO
- James Gorrall Blair O-MO
- George Emrick Harris R-MS
- Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC
- James Madison Leach D-NC
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC
- James Clarence Harper D-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- Charles West Kendall D-NV
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill D-NY
- Eli Perry D-NY
- Joseph Mabbett Warren D-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- John Edward Seeley R-NY
- William Henry Lamport R-NY
- Milo Goodrich R-NY
- Horace Boardman Smith R-NY
- Seth Wakeman R-NY
- William Williams D-NY
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Meyers D-PA
- Henry Sherwood D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI
- James Monroe Pendleton R-RI
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- Robert Porter Caldwell D-TN
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Elliott Muse Braxton D-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- Alexander Mitchell D-WI
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI
- Joel Allen Barber R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- William Anderson Handley D-AL
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- Madison Miner Walden R-IA
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL
- John Breese Hay R-IL
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Mahlon Dickerson Manson D-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- Edward Crossland D-KY
- Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY
- William Evans Arthur D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- John McConnell Rice D-KY
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg O-MO
- Andrew King D-MO
- Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH
- Samuel Newell Bell D-NH
- Samuel Carr Forker D-NJ
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Thomas Kinsella D-NY
- William Randall Roberts D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY
- Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH
- Lewis Davis Campbell D-OH
- Charles Nelson Lamison D-OH
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH
- William Hanford Upson R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA
- Samuel Griffith D-PA
- William Mcclelland D-PA
- Abraham Ellison Garrett D-TN
- Edward Isaac Golladay D-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- William Smith Herndon D-TX
- John Coggswell Conner D-TX
- John Hancock D-TX
- William Terry D-VA
- Frank Hereford D-WV
Did not vote
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL
- John Edwards O-AR
- John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL
- Silas Leslie Niblack D-FL
- Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA
- Erasmus Williams Beck D-GA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Jesse Hale Moore R-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- Edward Young Rice D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- David Perley Lowe R-KS
- Boyd Winchester D-KY
- Alexander (Aleck) Boarman O-LA
- James Mccleery R-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Constantine Canaris Esty R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Samuel Hambleton D-MD
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- John Ritchie D-MD
- William M. Merrick D-MD
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS
- Henry W. Barry R-MS
- George Colin Mckee R-MS
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC
- Sion Hart Rogers D-NC
- Hosea Washington Parker D-NH
- John Wright Hazelton R-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt D-NY
- Smith Ely Jr. D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Charles St. John R-NY
- John Rogers D-NY
- John Michael Carroll D-NY
- Elizur H. Prindle R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY
- Ozro John Dodds D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Charles Foster R-OH
- William Peter Sprague R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- John Vaudain Creely O-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA
- Frank Charles Bunnell R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- Henry Donnel Foster D-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA
- Robert Carlos De Large R-SC
- Robert Brown Elliott R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- William Wirt Vaughan D-TN
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX
- William Thomas Clark R-TX
- John Critcher D-VA
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA
- William Henry Harrison Stowell R-VA
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke D-VA
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- John James Davis D-WV
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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