To adopt the preamble to the house concurrent resolution regarding final adjournment.

On Mar 23, 1871, the House voted 101–72. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–73, Democrats 80–0, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 101
No: 72
Did not vote: 79
Date: Mar 23, 1871

By party

Republicans18 yes · 73 no · 52 didn’t vote
Democrats80 yes · 0 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oliver P. Snyder R-AR voted yes
Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted yes
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted yes

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 adopt the preamble to the house…: House Vote, Mar 23, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-52/to-adopt-the-preamble-to-the-house-concurrent-resolution (accessed 2026-10-17).