To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 569. (p. 3849-2)

On May 24, 1872, the House voted 41–63 (S 569). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 35–21, Democrats 6–42, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 41
No: 63
Did not vote: 149
Date: May 24, 1872

By party

Republicans35 yes · 21 no · 87 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 42 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted no
William Anderson Handley D-AL voted yes
John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted no
Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Jackson Orr R-IA voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted no
Henry W. Barry R-MS voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH voted yes
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted yes
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted no
Charles Foster R-OH voted no
Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA voted yes
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted yes
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted no
Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC voted no
William Terry D-VA voted yes
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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