To suspend rules and consider S. 469 relating to the central branch union pacific railroad company. (p. 530-2)

On Jan 16, 1871, the House voted 113–67 (S 469). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 85–47, Democrats 25–21, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 68 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: 113
No: 67
Did not vote: 74
Date: Jan 16, 1871

By party

Republicans85 yes · 47 no · 46 didn’t vote
Democrats25 yes · 21 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no · 2 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
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
Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN 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
William Northcut Sweeney D-KY voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY voted no
George Madison Adams D-KY voted no
John McConnell Rice D-KY voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
Austin Blair 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
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Charles Knapp R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-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
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
John Dodson Stiles D-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
Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
Charles Howell Porter R-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI 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 consider S. 469…: House Vote, Jan 16, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-513/to-suspend-rules-and-consider-s-469-relating-to (accessed 2026-10-16).