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House roll call 42 · 41st Congress · Mar 29, 1869

To table a resolution providing that the committee on ways and means report a bill first, to exempt SALT, tea, coffee, sugar, matches, and tobacco from every SP

On Mar 29, 1869, the House voted 104–40. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 104–1, Democrats 0–40. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
104
No
40
Did not vote
111
Date
Mar 29, 1869

By party

  • Republicans104 yes · 1 no · 73 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 40 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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 table a resolution providing that the…: House Vote, Mar 29, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-42/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-the-committee-on (accessed 2026-10-16).

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