To suspend the rules and pass a resolution requiring the committee on the judiciary to report H.R. 1647, the supplementary civil rights bill. (p. 3383-2)

On May 13, 1872, the House voted 112–75. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 112–0, Democrats 1–76, Others 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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: 112
No: 75
Did not vote: 63
Date: May 13, 1872

By party

Republicans112 yes · 0 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 76 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI 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 pass a resolution…: House Vote, May 13, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-283/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-requiring (accessed 2026-10-16).