To table H.R. 3924, a bill providing for the creation of a board of commissioners of commerce. (p. 1342)

On Feb 13, 1873, the House voted 99–84 (HR 3924). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–82, Democrats 79–2, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 99
No: 84
Did not vote: 71
Date: Feb 13, 1873

By party

Republicans18 yes · 82 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats79 yes · 2 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted yes
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
William G. Donnan R-IA voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Samuel Hambleton D-MD voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
Charles West Kendall D-NV voted no
Milo Goodrich R-NY voted yes
Freeman Clarke R-NY voted yes
John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
Washington Townsend R-PA voted yes
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted yes
Frank Charles Bunnell R-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA 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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