To pass S. 569. There was no quorum for this vote.

On May 24, 1872, the House voted 92–26 (S 569). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–27, Democrats 58–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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: 92
No: 26
Did not vote: 135
Date: May 24, 1872

By party

Republicans32 yes · 27 no · 84 didn’t vote
Democrats58 yes · 0 no · 48 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
William G. Donnan R-IA voted no
Jackson Orr R-IA voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Jasper Packard R-IN voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted no
Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI 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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