To pass S. 569. There was not a quorum on this vote.

On May 24, 1872, the House voted 94–26 (S 569). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 33–26, Democrats 59–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 26
Did not vote: 134
Date: May 24, 1872

By party

Republicans33 yes · 26 no · 84 didn’t vote
Democrats59 yes · 0 no · 47 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA voted no
Jackson Orr R-IA voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Henry Snapp R-IL voted no
Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI 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
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted no
John Black Packer R-PA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer 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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