To suspend the rules and pass a resolution encouraging passage of a bill to reduce the tariff on pig iron. (p. 1217)

On Feb 26, 1872, the House voted 75–99. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–87, Democrats 62–11, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 75
No: 99
Did not vote: 80
Date: Feb 26, 1872

By party

Republicans12 yes · 87 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats62 yes · 11 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Hays R-AL voted yes
Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA voted yes
Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
John Lourie Beveridge R-IL voted yes
Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted yes
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted yes
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted no
Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Meyers D-PA voted no
Robert Milton Speer D-PA voted no
Henry Sherwood D-PA voted no
Samuel Griffith D-PA voted no
Henry Donnel Foster D-PA voted no
William Mcclelland D-PA voted no
Abraham Ellison Garrett D-TN 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and pass a resolution…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-162/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-encouraging (accessed 2026-10-17).