To pass S.J. RES. 121. (p. 3263-1)

On May 26, 1870, the House voted 107–85 (SJR 121). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 89–53, Democrats 16–35, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 69 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: 107
No: 85
Did not vote: 60
Date: May 26, 1870

By party

Republicans89 yes · 53 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats16 yes · 35 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Stell Heflin R-AL voted no
Peter Myndert Dox D-AL voted yes
William Crawford Sherrod D-AL voted yes
Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted yes
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted yes
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted no
Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted yes
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY voted yes
John Fox D-NY voted yes
John Morrissey D-NY voted yes
Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR voted yes
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
John Cessna R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
John Coggswell Conner D-TX voted yes
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Isaac Harding Duval R-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV voted no
John Seashoal Witcher 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 S.J. RES. 121. (p. 3263-1): House Vote, May 26, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-296/to-pass-s-j-res-121-p-3263-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).