To reconsider the vote by which was ordered engrossment and the third reading of H.R. 19, regarding the washington new york railway. (p. 2002-1)

On Mar 16, 1870, the House voted 48–103 (HR 19). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–96, Democrats 34–6, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 48
No: 103
Did not vote: 105
Date: Mar 16, 1870

By party

Republicans13 yes · 96 no · 69 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 6 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
John McConnell Rice D-KY voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted yes
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted yes
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
John Taylor Bird D-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted yes
Thomas Fitch R-NV voted yes
James Brooks D-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
Richard Small Ayer R-VA voted yes
Luke Potter Poland R-VT 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 reconsider the vote by which was ordered…: House Vote, Mar 16, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-179/to-reconsider-the-vote-by-which-was-ordered-engrossment (accessed 2026-10-16).