To suspend rules and pass a resolution providing for the candidacy of naturalized citizens for presidential office. (p. 1226)

On Dec 16, 1872, the House voted 84–71. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–70, Democrats 68–1, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 84
No: 71
Did not vote: 99
Date: Dec 16, 1872

By party

Republicans14 yes · 70 no · 59 didn’t vote
Democrats68 yes · 1 no · 37 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
John Breese Hay R-IL voted yes
Jasper Packard R-IN voted yes
Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted yes
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
Job Evans Stevenson R-OH voted yes
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
William Peter Sprague R-OH voted yes
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted yes
Charles Howell Porter R-VA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend rules and pass a resolution…: House Vote, Dec 16, 1872,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-380/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-16).