To suspend rules and pass H.R. 4667, a bill granting bounties to heirs of union soldiers who were killed or subsequently died from injuries sustained in service

On Feb 8, 1875, the House voted 190–23 (HR 4667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 150–4, Democrats 37–19, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 190
No: 23
Did not vote: 91
Date: Feb 8, 1875

By party

Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans150 yes · 4 no · 50 didn’t vote
Democrats37 yes · 19 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Henry Caldwell D-AL voted no
Henry Richard Harris D-GA voted no
Hiram Parks Bell D-GA voted no
Edward Crossland D-KY voted no
John Young Brown D-KY voted no
Charles William Milliken D-KY voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
Milton Jameson Durham D-KY voted no
William James O'Brien D-MD voted no
Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO voted no
John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO voted no
Thomas Samuel Ashe D-NC voted no
William McKendree Robbins D-NC voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted no
William Smith Herndon D-TX voted no
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted no
John Thomas Harris D-VA voted no
Eppa Hunton D-VA voted no
Rees Tate Bowen D-VA 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 suspend rules and pass H.R. 4667, a bill…: House Vote, Feb 8, 1875,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-H-382/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-h-r-4667-a (accessed 2026-10-17).