To pass a house resolution providing that the committee of elections is a judicial body and should act according to the rules of law. (p. 709-3)

On Jan 24, 1870, the House voted 140–23. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 85–23, Democrats 55–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 140
No: 23
Did not vote: 93
Date: Jan 24, 1870

By party

Republicans85 yes · 23 no · 70 didn’t vote
Democrats55 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Noah Davis R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC voted no
Solomon Lafayette Hoge R-SC voted no
William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted no
William Farrand Prosser R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
Isaac Harding Duval R-WV 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 a house resolution providing that…: House Vote, Jan 24, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-115/to-pass-a-house-resolution-providing-that-the-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).