House roll call 90 · 42nd Congress · Dec 6, 1871
To pass a resolution providing for drawing for seats in the house chamber.
On Dec 6, 1871, the House voted 104–107. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 50–69, Democrats 52–38, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 88 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
- 104
- No
- 107
- Did not vote
- 43
- Date
- Dec 6, 1871
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 69 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Democrats52 yes · 38 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL voted yes
- William Anderson Handley D-AL voted no
- Charles Hays R-AL voted yes
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL voted no
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
- John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA voted yes
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted yes
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted yes
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE voted no
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted yes
- John Summerfield Bigby R-GA voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA voted yes
- William Pierce Price D-GA voted no
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted yes
- Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA voted yes
- William G. Donnan R-IA voted yes
- Madison Miner Walden R-IA voted yes
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA voted yes
- Jackson Orr R-IA voted yes
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
- Henry Snapp R-IL voted yes
- Edward Young Rice D-IL voted no
- John Lourie Beveridge R-IL voted yes
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted no
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN voted yes
- John Coburn R-IN voted yes
- David Perley Lowe R-KS voted yes
- Edward Crossland D-KY voted no
- Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY voted no
- William Brown Read D-KY voted no
- Boyd Winchester D-KY voted no
- William Evans Arthur D-KY voted no
- George Madison Adams D-KY voted no
- Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA voted yes
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted yes
- Stevenson Archer D-MD voted no
- Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI voted yes
- John Thomas Averill R-MN voted yes
- Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
- Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO voted yes
- Abram Comingo D-MO voted no
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted yes
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC voted no
- James Clarence Harper D-NC voted no
- Samuel Carr Forker D-NJ voted no
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
- Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
- Eli Perry D-NY voted no
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted yes
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Lamport R-NY voted yes
- Freeman Clarke R-NY voted yes
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted yes
- Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH voted yes
- Lewis Davis Campbell D-OH voted no
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH voted no
- Charles Nelson Lamison D-OH voted no
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH voted yes
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH voted yes
- James Monroe R-OH voted yes
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH voted yes
- James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Washington Townsend R-PA voted yes
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA voted yes
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA voted no
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA voted no
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA voted no
- Henry Sherwood D-PA voted no
- Henry Donnel Foster D-PA voted no
- James Scott Negley R-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI voted yes
- James Monroe Pendleton R-RI voted yes
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- Abraham Ellison Garrett D-TN voted no
- John Morgan Bright D-TN voted no
And 8 more.
How each representative voted: Yes
- Benjamin Sterling Turner R-AL
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Peter Myndert Dox D-AL
- James Millander Hanks D-AR
- John Edwards O-AR
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA
- John Maxwell Coghlan R-CA
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL
- John Summerfield Bigby R-GA
- Thomas Jefferson Speer R-GA
- Dudley McIver Du Bose D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA
- William G. Donnan R-IA
- Madison Miner Walden R-IA
- Francis Wayland Palmer R-IA
- Jackson Orr R-IA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Bradford Newcomb Stevens D-IL
- Henry Snapp R-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- Thompson Ware Mcneely D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- John Montgomery Crebs D-IL
- John Lourie Beveridge R-IL
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Mahlon Dickerson Manson D-IN
- David Perley Lowe R-KS
- Joseph Horace Lewis D-KY
- John McConnell Rice D-KY
- Ginery Twichell R-MA
- George Merrick Brooks R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Samuel Hambleton D-MD
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- John Ritchie D-MD
- William M. Merrick D-MD
- Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI
- Jabez Gridley Sutherland D-MI
- John Thomas Averill R-MN
- Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg O-MO
- James Robinson Mccormick D-MO
- Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO
- Andrew King D-MO
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC
- James Madison Leach D-NC
- Ellery Albee Hibbard D-NH
- Samuel Newell Bell D-NH
- Hosea Washington Parker D-NH
- Dwight Townsend D-NY
- Thomas Kinsella D-NY
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- William Randall Roberts D-NY
- Smith Ely Jr. D-NY
- Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill D-NY
- Joseph Mabbett Warren D-NY
- John Rogers D-NY
- John Michael Carroll D-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- William Henry Lamport R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- William Williams D-NY
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY
- Aaron Fyfe Perry R-OH
- John Armstrong Smith R-OH
- Erasmus Darwin Peck R-OH
- Philadelph Van Trump D-OH
- George Washington Morgan D-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- Jacob A. Ambler R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Ephraim Leister Acker D-PA
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- James Lawrence Getz D-PA
- Oliver James Dickey R-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Meyers D-PA
- Samuel Griffith D-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI
- James Monroe Pendleton R-RI
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- Robert Porter Caldwell D-TN
- William Wirt Vaughan D-TN
- John Coggswell Conner D-TX
- John Hancock D-TX
- John Critcher D-VA
- Charles Howell Porter R-VA
- Richard Thomas Walker Duke D-VA
- Elliott Muse Braxton D-VA
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI
- James Clark Mcgrew R-WV
- Frank Hereford D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- William Anderson Handley D-AL
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL
- Oliver P. Snyder R-AR
- Benjamin Thomas Biggs D-DE
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- William Pierce Price D-GA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- Jesse Hale Moore R-IL
- Edward Young Rice D-IL
- John Breese Hay R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- Edward Crossland D-KY
- Henry Davis Mchenry D-KY
- William Brown Read D-KY
- Boyd Winchester D-KY
- William Evans Arthur D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Oakes Ames R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- John Lynch R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- John Andrew Peters R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- William Lewis Stoughton R-MI
- Austin Blair R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Samuel Swinfin Burdett R-MO
- Abram Comingo D-MO
- Isaac Charles Parker R-MO
- George Emrick Harris R-MS
- Joseph Lewis Morphis R-MS
- George Colin Mckee R-MS
- Legrand Winfield Perce R-MS
- Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC
- Francis Edwin Shober D-NC
- James Clarence Harper D-NC
- John Taffe R-NE
- John Wright Hazelton R-NJ
- Samuel Carr Forker D-NJ
- John Hill R-NJ
- George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- Charles St. John R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Eli Perry D-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Elizur H. Prindle R-NY
- Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY
- John Edward Seeley R-NY
- Horace Boardman Smith R-NY
- Seth Wakeman R-NY
- Job Evans Stevenson R-OH
- Lewis Davis Campbell D-OH
- John Franklin Mckinney D-OH
- Charles Nelson Lamison D-OH
- Samuel Shellabarger R-OH
- John Beatty R-OH
- Charles Foster R-OH
- John Thomas Wilson R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- William Hanford Upson R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA
- Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA
- Ulysses Mercur R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- Richard Jacobs Haldeman D-PA
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA
- Henry Sherwood D-PA
- Henry Donnel Foster D-PA
- Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- Abraham Ellison Garrett D-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- William Terry D-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT
- Joel Allen Barber R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- John James Davis D-WV
Did not vote
- Charles Waldron Buckley R-AL
- Thomas Boles R-AR
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Julius Levi Strong R-CT
- Silas Leslie Niblack D-FL
- Archibald Thompson Macintyre D-GA
- Erasmus Williams Beck D-GA
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- Alexander (Aleck) Boarman O-LA
- James Mccleery R-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- Constantine Canaris Esty R-MA
- Alvah Crocker R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- James Gorrall Blair O-MO
- Henry W. Barry R-MS
- Sion Hart Rogers D-NC
- John Taylor Bird D-NJ
- Charles West Kendall D-NV
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt D-NY
- James Brooks D-NY
- Milo Goodrich R-NY
- Ozro John Dodds D-OH
- William Peter Sprague R-OH
- John Vaudain Creely O-PA
- Frank Charles Bunnell R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- William Mcclelland D-PA
- Robert Carlos De Large R-SC
- Robert Brown Elliott R-SC
- Edward Isaac Golladay D-TN
- William Smith Herndon D-TX
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX
- William Thomas Clark R-TX
- William Henry Harrison Stowell R-VA
- Alexander Mitchell D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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