To concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 19, (17 stat 5, 4-20-71), a deficiency appropriations bill. The Senate amendment repeals the act setting the time for the

On Apr 13, 1871, the House voted 100–97 (HR 19). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–95, Democrats 84–1, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 100
No: 97
Did not vote: 53
Date: Apr 13, 1871

By party

Republicans18 yes · 95 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats84 yes · 1 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Levi Strong R-CT voted yes
Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted yes
Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted yes
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted yes
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA 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 concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 19…: House Vote, Apr 13, 1871,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/42-H-67/to-concur-in-senate-amendment-to-h-r-19 (accessed 2026-10-17).