To suspend rules and pass H.R. 250, a bill to establish a port of delivery at council bluffs, iowa. (p. 5515-2)

On Jul 13, 1870, the House voted 108–68 (HR 250). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 96–24, Democrats 10–43, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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: 108
No: 68
Did not vote: 80
Date: Jul 13, 1870

By party

Republicans96 yes · 24 no · 58 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 43 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted yes
Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted yes
John Montgomery Crebs D-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted yes
Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
John McConnell Rice D-KY voted yes
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted yes
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
Israel George Lash R-NC voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
George Washington Cowles R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend rules and pass H.R. 250, a bill…: House Vote, Jul 13, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-457/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-h-r-250-a (accessed 2026-10-17).