To amend S. 681, by appropriating $150,000 for the purpose of paying the publishers of the congressional globe. (p. 1807-2)

On Mar 19, 1872, the House voted 68–108 (S 681). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 61–37, Democrats 6–69, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 43 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: 68
No: 108
Did not vote: 78
Date: Mar 19, 1872

By party

Republicans61 yes · 37 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 69 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted no
Oliver P. Snyder R-AR voted no
Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted no
Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA voted no
Edward Young Rice D-IL voted yes
John Montgomery Crebs D-IL voted yes
William Williams R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Alvah Crocker R-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
John Thomas Averill R-MN voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted yes
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted yes
Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH voted yes
John Wright Hazelton R-NJ voted no
John Edward Seeley R-NY voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
James Scott Negley R-PA voted no
Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA voted no
Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT 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 amend S. 681, by appropriating $150,000…: House Vote, Mar 19, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-201/to-amend-s-681-by-appropriating-150-000-for (accessed 2026-10-17).