To order main question on H.R. 555, a bill for the relief of suffers by fire at chicago. (p. 1868-1)

On Mar 21, 1872, the House voted 94–79 (HR 555). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 47–46, Democrats 47–30, Others 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 76 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: 94
No: 79
Did not vote: 81
Date: Mar 21, 1872

By party

Republicans47 yes · 46 no · 50 didn’t vote
Democrats47 yes · 30 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted no
Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted no
William Anderson Handley D-AL voted no
James Millander Hanks D-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA voted no
Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
David Perley Lowe R-KS voted no
Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
William Brown Read D-KY voted no
Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Samuel Hambleton D-MD voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
John Ritchie D-MD 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
Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO voted no
Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO voted no
Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO voted no
Isaac Charles Parker R-MO voted no
Andrew King D-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH voted no
John Wright Hazelton R-NJ voted no
John Taylor Bird D-NJ voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH voted no
John Franklin Mckinney D-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
George Washington Morgan D-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Robert Milton Speer D-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Samuel Griffith D-PA voted no
James Scott Negley R-PA voted no
Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA voted no
William Mcclelland D-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
William Smith Herndon D-TX voted no
John Critcher D-VA voted no
Richard Thomas Walker Duke D-VA voted no
John Thomas Harris D-VA voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Alexander Mitchell D-WI voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted no
Joel Allen Barber R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI voted no
John James Davis D-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV 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 order main question on H.R. 555, a bill…: House Vote, Mar 21, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-202/to-order-main-question-on-h-r-555-a (accessed 2026-10-17).