To pass S. 378 as reported by committee on congerence. (p. 5302-1)

On Jul 7, 1870, the House voted 100–77 (S 378). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 96–33, Democrats 2–44, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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: 100
No: 77
Did not vote: 79
Date: Jul 7, 1870

By party

Republicans96 yes · 33 no · 49 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 44 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian 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
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Stephen Sanford R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Noah Davis R-NY voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI 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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