To suspend rules and commit S. 647 (16 stat 573, 3/3/71), providing for the incorporation of the texas pacific railroad and aid in the construction of its road

On Feb 6, 1871, the House voted 129–61 (S 647). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 95–40, Democrats 31–22, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 62 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: 129
No: 61
Did not vote: 64
Date: Feb 6, 1871

By party

Republicans95 yes · 40 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 22 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
William Penn Wolf 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
Thompson Ware Mcneely 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 Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO voted no
Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted no
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Charles Haight D-NJ voted no
Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY voted no
Henry Warner Slocum D-NY voted no
John Morrissey D-NY voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
John Ashley Griswold D-NY voted no
Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Charles Horace Holmes R-NY voted no
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
James January Winans R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker 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
John Dodson Stiles D-PA voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted no
George Washington Woodward 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
Charles Howell Porter R-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI 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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