To suspend the rules, consider and pass S. 656, a bill to extend the provisions of an act approved april 20, 1871, enforcing the provisions of the 14th amendmen

On May 28, 1872, the House voted 94–108 (S 656). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 104–22, Democrats 0–93, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 108
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 28, 1872

By party

Republicans104 yes · 22 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 93 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA voted no
William G. Donnan R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
David Perley Lowe R-KS voted no
Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Lewis Stoughton R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
Milo Goodrich R-NY voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT 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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