To pass S. 32 (16 stat 180, 7/1/70), a bill to prevent the extermination of furbearing animals in alaska. (p. 4944-2)

On Jun 28, 1870, the House voted 125–37 (S 32). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 90–30, Democrats 34–8, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 38 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: 125
No: 37
Did not vote: 91
Date: Jun 28, 1870

By party

Republicans90 yes · 30 no · 58 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 8 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Crawford Sherrod D-AL voted no
Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
George Madison Adams D-KY voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY voted no
John Ashley Griswold D-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
John Fisher R-NY voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA voted no
George Washington Woodward D-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Cessna R-PA voted no
Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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 pass S. 32 (16 stat 180, 7/1/70), a bill…: House Vote, Jun 28, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-407/to-pass-s-32-16-stat-180-7-1 (accessed 2026-10-16).