To amend H.R. 974 (16 stat 230, 7/12/70), a bill making appropriations for the legislative, exec., and judicial expenses of the gov. For fiscal 1871, by requiri

On Jun 11, 1870, the House voted 79–74 (HR 974). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 57–57, Democrats 21–15, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 72 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: 74
Did not vote: 103
Date: Jun 11, 1870

By party

Republicans57 yes · 57 no · 64 didn’t vote
Democrats21 yes · 15 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted no
Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
John Montgomery Crebs D-IL voted no
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted no
William Northcut Sweeney D-KY voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
Boyd Winchester D-KY voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Samuel Hambleton D-MD voted no
Patrick Hamill D-MD voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY voted no
Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY voted no
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
Stephen Sanford R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted no
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
David Smith Bennett R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
John Beatty 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
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Calvin Willard Gilfillan R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Lewis Tillman R-TN voted no
William Jay Smith R-TN voted no
James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI 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 amend H.R. 974 (16 stat 230, 7/12/70), a…: House Vote, Jun 11, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-352/to-amend-h-r-974-16-stat-230-7 (accessed 2026-10-17).