To adjourn, motion made during debate on H.R. 2214. (p. 4516-3)

On Jun 16, 1870, the House voted 51–114. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–100, Democrats 34–10, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 51
No: 114
Did not vote: 91
Date: Jun 16, 1870

By party

Republicans17 yes · 100 no · 61 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 10 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted no
Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted no
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted yes
Jasper Packard R-IN voted yes
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted yes
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted yes
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted yes
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted yes
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
William Jay Smith R-TN voted yes
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted yes
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-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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