To table a motion to reconsider the vote ordering the main question on an amendment to H.R. 2045. (p. 4105-2)

On Jun 6, 1870, the House voted 117–63 (HR 2045). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 114–21, Democrats 1–43, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 117
No: 63
Did not vote: 73
Date: Jun 6, 1870

By party

Republicans114 yes · 21 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 43 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alfred Eliab Buck R-AL voted no
Robert Stell Heflin R-AL voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
Charles Haight D-NJ voted yes
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Howell Porter R-VA voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine 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 table a motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Jun 6, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-340/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-ordering (accessed 2026-10-15).