To reconsider vote by which main question was ordered on H.R. 2523. (p. 273-2)

On Dec 21, 1870, the House voted 106–71 (HR 2523). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 106–18, Democrats 0–50, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 106
No: 71
Did not vote: 79
Date: Dec 21, 1870

By party

Republicans106 yes · 18 no · 54 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 50 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted no
Robert Stell Heflin R-AL voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted no
Henry W. Barry R-MS voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted no
Thomas Fitch R-NV voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Lewis Tillman R-TN voted no
Richard Small Ayer R-VA voted no
James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA 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 reconsider vote by which main question…: House Vote, Dec 21, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-495/to-reconsider-vote-by-which-main-question-was-ordered (accessed 2026-10-15).