To override veto of S. 955, granting a pension to mary ann montgomery.

On Jun 7, 1872, the House voted 101–44 (S 955). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 72–0, Republicans 28–43, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 101
No: 44
Did not vote: 109
Date: Jun 7, 1872

By party

Republicans28 yes · 43 no · 72 didn’t vote
Democrats72 yes · 0 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL voted yes
Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted yes
Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA voted yes
William G. Donnan R-IA voted yes
Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted yes
Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO voted yes
Isaac Charles Parker R-MO voted yes
George Emrick Harris R-MS voted yes
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted yes
Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC voted yes
John Taffe R-NE voted yes
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted yes
William Henry Lamport R-NY voted yes
Horace Boardman Smith R-NY voted yes
Seth Wakeman R-NY voted yes
Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted yes
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted yes
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI 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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