House roll call 510 · 42nd Congress · Mar 1, 1873
To agree on Senate amendment to H.R. 2991, which cuts congressmens' salaries to $6500.
On Mar 1, 1873, the House voted 100–97 (HR 2991). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 52–61, Democrats 49–37, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 89 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
- 100
- No
- 97
- Did not vote
- 53
- Date
- Mar 1, 1873
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 61 no · 30 didn’t vote
- Democrats49 yes · 37 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted yes
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted yes
- Charles Hays R-AL voted yes
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL voted no
- Oliver P. Snyder R-AR voted yes
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
- John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted yes
- William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
- Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA voted no
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted yes
- John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted yes
- Erasmus Williams Beck D-GA voted no
- Henry Snapp R-IL voted yes
- Edward Young Rice D-IL voted no
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted no
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL voted no
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted no
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
- William Williams R-IN voted yes
- Jasper Packard R-IN voted yes
- William Brown Read D-KY voted no
- William Evans Arthur D-KY voted no
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA voted yes
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted yes
- Frank Morey R-LA voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted yes
- Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
- Thomas Swann D-MD voted no
- William M. Merrick D-MD voted no
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted yes
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
- John Thomas Averill R-MN voted yes
- Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted yes
- Isaac Charles Parker R-MO voted yes
- George Emrick Harris R-MS voted yes
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted yes
- Henry W. Barry R-MS voted yes
- George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted yes
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted yes
- Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC voted yes
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted no
- Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH voted no
- Samuel Newell Bell D-NH voted no
- John Wright Hazelton R-NJ voted yes
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ voted no
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt D-NY voted no
- William Randall Roberts D-NY voted no
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
- Smith Ely Jr. D-NY voted no
- Charles St. John R-NY voted yes
- Joseph Mabbett Warren D-NY voted no
- Elizur H. Prindle R-NY voted yes
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted yes
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Lamport R-NY voted yes
- Lewis Davis Campbell D-OH voted no
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted yes
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
- Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA voted no
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted yes
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA voted no
- James Scott Negley R-PA voted yes
- Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA voted yes
- William Mcclelland D-PA voted no
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted yes
- Robert Brown Elliott R-SC voted yes
And 9 more.
How each representative voted: Yes
- Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL
- James Millander Hanks D-AR
- Oliver P. Snyder R-AR
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA
- Silas Leslie Niblack D-FL
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- John Summerfield Bigby R-GA
- Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA
- William Pierce Price D-GA
- Bradford Newcomb Stevens D-IL
- Henry Snapp R-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- Edward Crossland D-KY
- Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY
- Boyd Winchester D-KY
- John McConnell Rice D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- Alexander (Aleck) Boarman O-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI
- Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- John Thomas Averill R-MN
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO
- Abram Comingo D-MO
- Isaac Charles Parker R-MO
- Andrew King D-MO
- George Emrick Harris R-MS
- 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
- Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC
- Sion Hart Rogers D-NC
- James Madison Leach D-NC
- James Clarence Harper D-NC
- John Wright Hazelton R-NJ
- Charles West Kendall D-NV
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- Charles St. John R-NY
- Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill D-NY
- Eli Perry D-NY
- John Rogers D-NY
- Elizur H. Prindle R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- William Henry Lamport R-NY
- William Williams D-NY
- Ozro John Dodds D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Charles Nelson Lamison D-OH
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Meyers D-PA
- Henry Sherwood D-PA
- Samuel Griffith D-PA
- Henry Donnel Foster D-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Robert Brown Elliott R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- Abraham Ellison Garrett D-TN
- Edward Isaac Golladay D-TN
- Robert Porter Caldwell D-TN
- William Wirt Vaughan D-TN
- William Smith Herndon D-TX
- John Coggswell Conner D-TX
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX
- John Hancock D-TX
- John Critcher D-VA
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- William Henry Harrison Stowell R-VA
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke D-VA
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA
- Erasmus Williams Beck D-GA
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA
- William G. Donnan R-IA
- Madison Miner Walden R-IA
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA
- Jackson Orr R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Edward Young Rice D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- John Breese Hay R-IL
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- David Perley Lowe R-KS
- William Brown Read D-KY
- William Evans Arthur D-KY
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Constantine Canaris Esty R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Alvah Crocker R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- William M. Merrick D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg O-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC
- Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH
- Samuel Newell Bell D-NH
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt D-NY
- William Randall Roberts D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Smith Ely Jr. D-NY
- Joseph Mabbett Warren D-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY
- Milo Goodrich R-NY
- Horace Boardman Smith R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Seth Wakeman R-NY
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH
- Lewis Davis Campbell D-OH
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Charles Foster R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH
- William Hanford Upson R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA
- Frank Charles Bunnell R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- William Mcclelland D-PA
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Elliott Muse Braxton D-VA
- William Terry D-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI
- Joel Allen Barber R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI
- John James Davis D-WV
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV
Did not vote
- William Anderson Handley D-AL
- John Edwards O-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL
- Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Jesse Hale Moore R-IL
- John Lourie Beveridge R-IL
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Mahlon Dickerson Manson D-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- James Mccleery R-LA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Samuel Hambleton D-MD
- John Ritchie D-MD
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- James Gorrall Blair O-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- Hosea Washington Parker D-NH
- Samuel Carr Forker D-NJ
- Thomas Kinsella D-NY
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Michael Carroll D-NY
- John Edward Seeley R-NY
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY
- Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- William Peter Sprague R-OH
- John Vaudain Creely O-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA
- James Monroe Pendleton R-RI
- Robert Carlos De Large R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- William Thomas Clark R-TX
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA
- Alexander Mitchell D-WI
- Frank Hereford D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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