To pass H.R. 1950 (16 stat 653, 7/14/70), a bill granting a pension to mary lincoln. (p. 3152-1)

On May 2, 1870, the House voted 86–66 (HR 1950). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 79–35, Democrats 5–29, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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: 86
No: 66
Did not vote: 104
Date: May 2, 1870

By party

Republicans79 yes · 35 no · 64 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 29 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Randolph Strickland R-MI voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
John Morrissey D-NY voted yes
Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY voted yes
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
George Washington Cowles R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Peter Wilson Strader D-OH voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
George Washington Whitmore R-TX voted no
Edward Degener R-TX voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
Isaac Harding Duval R-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew 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 H.R. 1950 (16 stat 653, 7/14/70), a…: House Vote, May 2, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-236/to-pass-h-r-1950-16-stat-653-7 (accessed 2026-10-17).