To concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 320, the amendment provides that this section will be in force only until the end of the next regular session of Congress.

On Apr 15, 1871, the House voted 86–93 (HR 320). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 84–14, Democrats 2–78, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 86
No: 93
Did not vote: 73
Date: Apr 15, 1871

By party

Republicans84 yes · 14 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 78 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
Boyd Winchester D-KY voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Hosea Washington Parker D-NH voted yes
James Monroe R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT 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 concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 320…: House Vote, Apr 15, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-77/to-concur-in-senate-amendment-to-h-r-320 (accessed 2026-10-17).