House roll call 449 · 41st Congress · Jul 11, 1870
To pass S.J. RES. 217 (16 stat 387, 7/13/70), paying expenses of indian delegations visiting the city of wash. (p. 5449-3)
On Jul 11, 1870, the House voted 91–79 (SJR 217). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 86–34, Democrats 3–44, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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
- 91
- No
- 79
- Did not vote
- 86
- Date
- Jul 11, 1870
By party
- Republicans86 yes · 34 no · 58 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 44 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted no
- Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
- William Loughridge R-IA voted no
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
- John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
- James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
- William Williams R-IN voted no
- Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted no
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
- Stevenson Archer D-MD voted yes
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
- Randolph Strickland R-MI voted no
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
- Henry W. Barry R-MS voted no
- John Taffe R-NE voted no
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
- John Hill R-NJ voted no
- Thomas Fitch R-NV voted no
- John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY voted yes
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
- Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH voted no
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
- George Washington Whitmore R-TX voted no
- Edward Degener R-TX voted no
- Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Robert Stell Heflin R-AL
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- William Smyth R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Jesse Hale Moore R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO
- Joel Funk Asper R-MO
- George Emrick Harris R-MS
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY
- Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Charles Knapp R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- George Washington Cowles R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Noah Davis R-NY
- John Fisher R-NY
- Porter Sheldon R-NY
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH
- James January Winans R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- William Hanford Upson R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- William Hepburn Armstrong R-PA
- Calvin Willard Gilfillan R-PA
- Darwin Phelps R-PA
- Joseph Benton Donley R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- Lewis Tillman R-TN
- William Farrand Prosser R-TN
- William Jay Smith R-TN
- Richard Small Ayer R-VA
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA
- George William Booker O-VA
- Lewis Mckenzie O-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- David Atwood R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Isaac Harding Duval R-WV
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- William Crawford Sherrod D-AL
- Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE
- William Loughridge R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- John Breese Hay R-IL
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- William Northcut Sweeney D-KY
- Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Boyd Winchester D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- John McConnell Rice D-KY
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Randolph Strickland R-MI
- Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- Henry W. Barry R-MS
- John Taffe R-NE
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- Thomas Fitch R-NV
- Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Ashley Griswold D-NY
- Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY
- William Mungen D-OH
- Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- George Washington Whitmore R-TX
- Edward Degener R-TX
- William Milnes Jr. O-VA
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
Did not vote
- Alfred Eliab Buck R-AL
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL
- William Wiseham Paine D-GA
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- Marion Bethune R-GA
- Jefferson Franklin Long R-GA
- Stephen Alfestus Corker D-GA
- William Pierce Price D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- William Penn Wolf R-IA
- Charles Pomeroy R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Samuel Hambleton D-MD
- Patrick Hamill D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Samuel Plummer Morrill R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- David Patterson Dyer R-MO
- George Colin Mckee R-MS
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC
- David Heaton R-NC
- Joseph Dixon R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Manning Jr. D-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Orestes Cleveland D-NJ
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- George Woodward Greene D-NY
- Stephen Sanford R-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Charles Horace Holmes R-NY
- David Smith Bennett R-NY
- Peter Wilson Strader D-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Truman Harrison Hoag D-OH
- Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- John Moffet D-PA
- John Roberts Reading D-PA
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA
- John Cessna R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Solomon Lafayette Hoge R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- John Coggswell Conner D-TX
- William Thomas Clark R-TX
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke O-VA
- Robert Ridgway O-VA
- James King Gibson O-VA
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- John Seashoal Witcher R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S.J. RES. 217 (16 stat 387…: House Vote, Jul 11, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-449/to-pass-s-j-res-217-16-stat-387 (accessed 2026-10-17).