To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which was tabled the resolution providing that duties for the protection of industry are unconstitutional. (p. 1088

On Feb 7, 1870, the House voted 91–80. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 89–29, Democrats 1–50, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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: 91
No: 80
Did not vote: 84
Date: Feb 7, 1870

By party

Republicans89 yes · 29 no · 60 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 50 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
William Smyth R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted no
John Thomas Deweese R-NC voted no
Thomas Fitch R-NV voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN 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 table a motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Feb 7, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-134/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).