To concur with Senate amendment to H.J. RES. 86 (16 stat 382, 6/28/70), regarding the sale of certain lands in cali. To the southern pacific railroad. (p. 4701

On Jun 22, 1870, the House voted 95–72 (HR 86). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 85–39, Democrats 8–33, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 47 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: 95
No: 72
Did not vote: 89
Date: Jun 22, 1870

By party

Republicans85 yes · 39 no · 54 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 33 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted yes
Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN 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
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted yes
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted yes
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Noah Davis R-NY 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
Martin Welker 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
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
John Cessna R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
George Washington Whitmore R-TX voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
James Clark Mcgrew 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 concur with Senate amendment to H.J. RES…: House Vote, Jun 22, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-396/to-concur-with-senate-amendment-to-h-j-res (accessed 2026-10-17).