To suspend the rules and consider a house resolution that the committee on banking and currency be instructed to report a bill providing for the withdrawal from

On Jan 17, 1870, the House voted 56–114. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–112, Democrats 53–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 members voted against their own party.

During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 56
No: 114
Did not vote: 86
Date: Jan 17, 1870

By party

Republicans3 yes · 112 no · 63 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 2 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN 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 suspend the rules and consider a house…: House Vote, Jan 17, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-109/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-a-house-resolution (accessed 2026-10-16).