To discharge the committee of H.R. 329 (16 stat 658, 7/15/70), and table the bill granting a pension to jerry gordon. (p. 1693-3)

On Mar 4, 1870, the House voted 41–110 (HR 329). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–95, Democrats 29–12, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 41
No: 110
Did not vote: 105
Date: Mar 4, 1870

By party

Republicans12 yes · 95 no · 71 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 12 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
Randolph Strickland R-MI voted yes
Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
Charles Haight D-NJ voted no
John Fox D-NY voted no
Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
David Smith Bennett R-NY voted yes
William Mungen D-OH voted no
Darwin Phelps R-PA voted yes
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted yes
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 discharge the committee of H.R. 329 (16…: House Vote, Mar 4, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-163/to-discharge-the-committee-of-h-r-329-16 (accessed 2026-10-17).