To pass H.R. 2685, a bill for the relief of john aldredge.

On Feb 12, 1875, the House voted 113–80 (HR 2685). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 112–20, Democrats 0–59, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 113
No: 80
Did not vote: 109
Date: Feb 12, 1875

By party

Others2 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans112 yes · 20 no · 72 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 59 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alexander White R-AL voted no
Charles Clayton R-CA voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Henry Benton Sayler R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
John Holmes Burleigh R-ME voted no
Moses Whelock Field R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Ira Barnes Hyde R-MO voted no
Jason Niles R-MS voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
John Daniel Lawson R-NY voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
John Quincy Smith R-OH voted no
Sobieski Ross R-PA voted no
John McCandless Thompson R-PA voted no
John Ambler Smith R-VA voted no
Christopher Yancy Thomas R-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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