House roll call 545 · 41st Congress · Feb 6, 1871
To suspend the rules and consider a resolution relative to the jurisdiction of the court of claims.
On Feb 6, 1871, the House voted 72–128. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 52–89, Democrats 16–38, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 72
- No
- 128
- Did not vote
- 56
- Date
- Feb 6, 1871
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 89 no · 37 didn’t vote
- Democrats16 yes · 38 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Eliab Buck R-AL voted yes
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted yes
- Robert Stell Heflin R-AL voted yes
- Charles Hays R-AL voted yes
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted yes
- Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR voted yes
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted yes
- Marion Bethune R-GA voted yes
- William Pierce Price D-GA voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL voted yes
- Albert George Burr D-IL voted yes
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted yes
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
- John Coburn R-IN voted yes
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY voted yes
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA voted yes
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted yes
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA voted yes
- Frank Morey R-LA voted yes
- Oakes Ames R-MA voted yes
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted yes
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted yes
- Stevenson Archer D-MD voted yes
- Patrick Hamill D-MD voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted yes
- Erastus Wells D-MO voted yes
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
- Joel Funk Asper R-MO voted yes
- David Patterson Dyer R-MO voted yes
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted yes
- Henry W. Barry R-MS voted yes
- George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted yes
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted yes
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC voted yes
- John Manning Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Israel George Lash R-NC voted yes
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC voted yes
- Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY voted yes
- David Smith Bennett R-NY voted yes
- John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA voted yes
- James Scott Negley R-PA voted yes
- Joseph Benton Donley R-PA voted yes
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted yes
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC voted yes
- Solomon Lafayette Hoge R-SC voted yes
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC voted yes
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted yes
- Lewis Tillman R-TN voted yes
- William Farrand Prosser R-TN voted yes
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
- William Thomas Clark R-TX voted yes
- Richard Small Ayer R-VA voted yes
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA voted yes
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA voted yes
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted yes
- Isaac Harding Duval R-WV voted yes
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV voted yes
- John Seashoal Witcher R-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Alfred Eliab Buck R-AL
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Robert Stell Heflin R-AL
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Logan Holt Roots R-AR
- Anthony Astley Cooper Rogers D-AR
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- James Augustus Johnson D-CA
- Marion Bethune R-GA
- William Pierce Price D-GA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL
- Albert George Burr D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Lawrence Strother Trimble D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- Patrick Hamill D-MD
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO
- Joel Funk Asper R-MO
- David Patterson Dyer R-MO
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS
- Henry W. Barry R-MS
- George Colin Mckee R-MS
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC
- Oliver Hart Dockery R-NC
- John Manning Jr. D-NC
- Israel George Lash R-NC
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC
- Alexander Hamilton Jones R-NC
- Hervey Chittenden Calkin D-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Bailey R-NY
- David Smith Bennett R-NY
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Joseph Benton Donley R-PA
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Christopher Columbus Bowen R-SC
- Solomon Lafayette Hoge R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- William Brickly Stokes R-TN
- Lewis Tillman R-TN
- William Farrand Prosser R-TN
- Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN
- William Thomas Clark R-TX
- Richard Small Ayer R-VA
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA
- George William Booker O-VA
- William Milnes Jr. O-VA
- Lewis Mckenzie O-VA
- James King Gibson O-VA
- Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI
- Isaac Harding Duval R-WV
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV
- John Seashoal Witcher R-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE
- Jefferson Franklin Long R-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- William Penn Wolf R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA
- Charles Pomeroy R-IA
- Norman Buel Judd R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- John Breese Hay R-IL
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- George Washington Julian R-IN
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY
- Boyd Winchester D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- John McConnell Rice D-KY
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- Frederick Stone D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- Samuel Plummer Morrill R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Randolph Strickland R-MI
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg R-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO
- John Forbes Benjamin R-MO
- John Taffe R-NE
- Jacob Hart Ela R-NH
- Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH
- Jacob Benton R-NH
- William Moore R-NJ
- Charles Haight D-NJ
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ
- Henry Augustus Reeves D-NY
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- John Fox D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Ashley Griswold D-NY
- Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY
- Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner R-NY
- Orange Ferriss R-NY
- Stephen Sanford R-NY
- Charles Knapp R-NY
- John Charles Churchill R-NY
- Dennis Mccarthy R-NY
- George Washington Cowles R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Giles Waldo Hotchkiss R-NY
- Hamilton Ward R-NY
- Charles Horace Holmes R-NY
- John Fisher R-NY
- William Lawrence R-OH
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH
- James January Winans R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Edward Fenwick Dickinson D-OH
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- Martin Welker R-OH
- Eliakim Hastings Moore R-OH
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH
- William Hanford Upson R-OH
- Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- John Dodson Stiles D-PA
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Henry Lutz Cake R-PA
- Daniel Myers Van Auken D-PA
- George Washington Woodward D-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- John Cessna R-PA
- Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA
- William Hepburn Armstrong R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Calvin Willard Gilfillan R-PA
- Darwin Phelps R-PA
- Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- John Coggswell Conner D-TX
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke O-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- David Atwood R-WI
- Amasa Cobb R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Did not vote
- William Crawford Sherrod D-AL
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Samuel Beach Axtell D-CA
- Charles Memorial Hamilton R-FL
- William Wiseham Paine D-GA
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- Stephen Alfestus Corker D-GA
- William Smyth R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL
- Jesse Hale Moore R-IL
- Sidney Clarke R-KS
- William Northcut Sweeney D-KY
- Jacob Shall Golladay D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Samuel Hambleton D-MD
- Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO
- George Emrick Harris R-MS
- David Heaton R-NC
- Joseph Dixon R-NC
- John Thomas Deweese R-NC
- John Hill R-NJ
- Orestes Cleveland D-NJ
- Thomas Fitch R-NV
- John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY
- John Morrissey D-NY
- George Woodward Greene D-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Addison Henry Laflin R-NY
- Noah Davis R-NY
- Porter Sheldon R-NY
- Peter Wilson Strader D-OH
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH
- Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH
- William Mungen D-OH
- Truman Harrison Hoag D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- John Moffet D-PA
- Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA
- John Roberts Reading D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Whittemore R-SC
- Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN
- William Jay Smith R-TN
- George Washington Whitmore R-TX
- Edward Degener R-TX
- Robert Ridgway O-VA
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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