To suspend the rules and introduce H.R. 500, a bill to remove legal and political disabilities and to grant general amnesty. (p. 397-3)

On Jan 15, 1872, the House voted 106–93 (HR 500). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–93, Democrats 91–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 42nd Congress (1871–1872), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 106
No: 93
Did not vote: 55
Date: Jan 15, 1872

By party

Republicans14 yes · 93 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats91 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted yes
Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA voted yes
William G. Donnan R-IA voted yes
Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
Frank Morey R-LA voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI voted yes
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted yes
Henry W. Barry R-MS voted yes
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes

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 the rules and introduce H.R. 500…: House Vote, Jan 15, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-109/to-suspend-the-rules-and-introduce-h-r-500 (accessed 2026-10-17).