To reconsider the vote by which the amendment to H. R. 2201 eliminating discrimination as to race and color in naturalization laws was adopted. (p. 5163-3)

On Jul 4, 1870, the Senate voted 27–14 (HR 2201). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–16, Democrats 8–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 27
No: 14
Did not vote: 35
Date: Jul 4, 1870

By party

Republicans21 yes · 16 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
Hiram Rhodes Revels R-MS voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
William Sprague R-RI voted no
Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To reconsider the vote by which the…: Senate Vote, Jul 4, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-473/to-reconsider-the-vote-by-which-the-amendment-to (accessed 2026-10-16).