To suspend the rules and allow S. 469 relating to central branch union pacific railroad to remain upon the speaker's desk.

On Dec 19, 1870, the House voted 115–71 (S 469). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 78–54, Democrats 33–16, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 70 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: 115
No: 71
Did not vote: 70
Date: Dec 19, 1870

By party

Republicans78 yes · 54 no · 46 didn’t vote
Democrats33 yes · 16 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL voted no
Albert George Burr D-IL voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
John Montgomery Crebs D-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn 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
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Boyd Winchester D-KY voted no
Frederick Stone D-MD voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted no
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
John Taylor Bird D-NJ voted no
Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Porter Sheldon R-NY voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
William Mungen D-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
George Washington Morgan D-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Darwin Phelps R-PA voted no
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV voted no
John Seashoal Witcher 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 the rules and allow S. 469…: House Vote, Dec 19, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-493/to-suspend-the-rules-and-allow-s-469-relating (accessed 2026-10-16).