To suspend rules and pass S.J. RES. 92, providing for the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. (p. 5658-1)

On Jul 15, 1870, the House voted 98–54 (SJR 92). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 60–53, Democrats 36–1, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 54 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: 98
No: 54
Did not vote: 104
Date: Jul 15, 1870

By party

Republicans60 yes · 53 no · 65 didn’t vote
Democrats36 yes · 1 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Hays R-AL voted no
Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
William Smyth R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
George Washington Julian 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
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
Henry W. Barry R-MS voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
George Washington Cowles R-NY voted no
Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Porter Sheldon R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
George Washington Woodward D-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
William Hepburn Armstrong R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Calvin Willard Gilfillan R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
David Atwood R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Isaac Harding Duval R-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV 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 S.J. RES. 92…: House Vote, Jul 15, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-474/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-s-j-res-92 (accessed 2026-10-16).