To suspend the rules, consider, and pass H.R. 2388, a bill encouraging telegraphic communication between america and asia. (p. 1430)

On Feb 17, 1873, the House voted 136–51 (HR 2388). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 79–26, Democrats 57–23, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 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: 136
No: 51
Did not vote: 67
Date: Feb 17, 1873

By party

Republicans79 yes · 26 no · 38 didn’t vote
Democrats57 yes · 23 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Anderson Handley D-AL voted no
Charles Hays R-AL voted no
James Millander Hanks D-AR voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE voted no
Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA voted no
John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted no
Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Mahlon Dickerson Manson D-IN voted no
Frank Morey R-LA voted no
Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
John Ritchie D-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Abram Comingo D-MO voted no
Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS voted no
George Colin Mckee R-MS voted no
Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS voted no
Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted no
Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH voted no
Samuel Newell Bell D-NH voted no
Hosea Washington Parker D-NH voted no
John Taylor Bird D-NJ voted no
William Randall Roberts D-NY voted no
Charles St. John R-NY voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
Milo Goodrich R-NY voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Charles Foster R-OH voted no
Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted no
James Monroe R-OH voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
William Hanford Upson R-OH voted no
Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA voted no
Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA voted no
John Brutzman Storm D-PA voted no
Robert Milton Speer D-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
William Terry D-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Joel Allen Barber R-WI voted no
John James Davis D-WV voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV 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 suspend the rules, consider, and pass…: House Vote, Feb 17, 1873,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-467/to-suspend-the-rules-consider-and-pass-h-r (accessed 2026-10-16).