To suspend the rules and consider h.c. Resolution to appoint a joint select committee on ordinance consisting of three members of the house and three of the sen

On Mar 15, 1869, the House voted 92–52. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 91–9, Democrats 1–43. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 92
No: 52
Did not vote: 112
Date: Mar 15, 1869

By party

Republicans91 yes · 9 no · 78 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 43 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted yes
William Smyth R-IA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI 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 suspend the rules and consider h.c…: House Vote, Mar 15, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-19/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-h-c-resolution (accessed 2026-10-16).