To pass a resolution regarding the election contest of mensham VS. Ryan, providing that j.p. Mensham is entitled to a seat as a representative in the 41st congr

On May 21, 1870, the House voted 79–71. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 79–24, Democrats 1–44, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 79
No: 71
Did not vote: 104
Date: May 21, 1870

By party

Republicans79 yes · 24 no · 75 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 44 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Noah Davis R-NY voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-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 pass a resolution regarding the election…: House Vote, May 21, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-273/to-pass-a-resolution-regarding-the-election-contest-of (accessed 2026-10-17).