To pass H.R. 792, (18stat. 178, 6/22/74), repeal of uniform bankruptcy law.

On Dec 16, 1873, the House voted 220–44 (HR 792). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 146–33, Democrats 71–11, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 members voted against their own party.

During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 220
No: 44
Did not vote: 40
Date: Dec 16, 1873

By party

Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans146 yes · 33 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats71 yes · 11 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Pelham R-AL voted no
Charles Hays R-AL voted no
Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL voted no
Alexander White R-AL voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Morgan Rawls D-GA voted no
Philip Cook D-GA voted no
Henry Richard Harris D-GA voted no
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted no
Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted no
Hiram Parks Bell D-GA voted no
James Wilson R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted no
Franklin Corwin R-IL voted no
John Mcnulta R-IL voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted no
Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted no
John McKeown Snow Williams R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William James O'Brien D-MD voted no
William Julian Albert R-MD voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
John Thomas Averill R-MN voted no
Henry W. Barry R-MS voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted no
James Madison Leach D-NC voted no
Robert Brank Vance D-NC voted no
Thomas James Creamer D-NY voted no
Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted no
Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted no
James Beverley Sener R-VA voted no
John Ambler Smith R-VA voted no
William Henry Harrison Stowell R-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI 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 pass H.R. 792, (18stat. 178, 6/22/74)…: House Vote, Dec 16, 1873,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-H-11/to-pass-h-r-792-18stat-178-6-22 (accessed 2026-10-17).