To table a house concurrent resolution regarding final adjournment.

On Mar 23, 1871, the House voted 75–102. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 74–24, Democrats 0–76, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 75
No: 102
Did not vote: 77
Date: Mar 23, 1871

By party

Republicans74 yes · 24 no · 45 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 76 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oliver P. Snyder R-AR voted no
Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
John Baldwin Hawley R-IL voted no
Jesse Hale Moore R-IL voted no
John Breese Hay R-IL voted no
Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
John Wright Hazelton R-NJ voted no
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted no
Milo Goodrich R-NY voted no
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted no
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted no
Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT 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 table a house concurrent resolution…: House Vote, Mar 23, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-50/to-table-a-house-concurrent-resolution-regarding-final-adjournment (accessed 2026-10-14).