To refer H.R. 1925, a bill providing immigration to the U.S., to the committee of the whole. (p. 463)

On Jan 9, 1873, the House voted 95–61 (HR 1925). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–60, Democrats 66–0, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 95
No: 61
Did not vote: 98
Date: Jan 9, 1873

By party

Republicans27 yes · 60 no · 56 didn’t vote
Democrats66 yes · 0 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
John Taffe R-NE voted yes
John Hill R-NJ voted yes
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted yes
Charles St. John R-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted yes
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted yes
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted yes
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY 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
John Beatty R-OH voted yes
Charles Foster R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted yes
Robert Carlos De Large R-SC voted yes
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT 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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