To suspend the rules and consider a resolution stating that in passing the resolution for the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the U.S. This house ne

On Mar 22, 1869, the House voted 42–106. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–104, Democrats 38–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 42
No: 106
Did not vote: 108
Date: Mar 22, 1869

By party

Republicans4 yes · 104 no · 70 didn’t vote
Democrats38 yes · 2 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
Thomas Fitch R-NV voted yes
George Woodward Greene D-NY voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
William Jay Smith R-TN 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 suspend the rules and consider a…: House Vote, Mar 22, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-33/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-a-resolution-stating (accessed 2026-10-14).