To pass a resolution regarding the election contest of dorrell VS. Bailey, providing that c.b. Dorrell is entitled to his seat as representative in the 41st con

On Jul 2, 1870, the House voted 67–64. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 68–24, Democrats 0–40, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 67
No: 64
Did not vote: 123
Date: Jul 2, 1870

By party

Republicans68 yes · 24 no · 86 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 40 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT 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 a resolution regarding the election…: House Vote, Jul 2, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-418/to-pass-a-resolution-regarding-the-election-contest-of (accessed 2026-10-17).