To adjourn, motion made during consideration of S. 569. (p. 3856-2)

On May 24, 1872, the House voted 38–74. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–22, Democrats 3–51, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 38
No: 74
Did not vote: 142
Date: May 24, 1872

By party

Republicans34 yes · 22 no · 87 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 51 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted no
John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Edward Crossland D-KY voted yes
Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO voted no
Isaac Charles Parker R-MO voted no
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt D-NY voted yes
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted yes
Horace Boardman Smith R-NY voted no
Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted no
Charles Foster R-OH voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted no
Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC 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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