To pass H.R. 1665. (p. 167)

On Dec 12, 1872, the House voted 118–54 (HR 1665). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 66–32, Democrats 50–21, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 53 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: 118
No: 54
Did not vote: 82
Date: Dec 12, 1872

By party

Republicans66 yes · 32 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats50 yes · 21 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Anderson Handley D-AL voted no
Thomas Boles R-AR voted no
Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted no
Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA voted no
Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted no
Erasmus Williams Beck D-GA voted no
Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA voted no
Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
David Perley Lowe R-KS voted no
Edward Crossland D-KY voted no
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
William Brown Read D-KY voted no
Boyd Winchester D-KY voted no
William Evans Arthur D-KY voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
Frank Morey R-LA voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Alvah Crocker R-MA voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
William M. Merrick D-MD voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Abram Comingo D-MO voted no
Andrew King D-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Washington Townsend R-PA voted no
William Smith Herndon D-TX voted no
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted no
James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA voted no
Richard Thomas Walker Duke D-VA voted no
Elliott Muse Braxton D-VA voted no
William Terry D-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 1665. (p. 167): House Vote, Dec 12, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-376/to-pass-h-r-1665-p-167 (accessed 2026-10-17).