To amend H.R. 2524 by appropriating $23,500 for the effective maintenance of the department of education. (p. 487-2)

On Jan 18, 1871, the House voted 119–62 (HR 2524). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 116–9, Democrats 1–50, Others 2–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 119
No: 62
Did not vote: 75
Date: Jan 18, 1871

By party

Republicans116 yes · 9 no · 53 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 50 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA voted yes
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Samuel Plummer Morrill R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Randolph Strickland R-MI voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO 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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