To suspend rules and refer S. 1, a supplemental civil rights bill, to the committee on the judiciary.

On May 25, 1874, the House voted 154–85 (S 1). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 160–8, Democrats 0–77, Others 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 154
No: 85
Did not vote: 57
Date: May 25, 1874

By party

Others0 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans160 yes · 8 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 77 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R-MD voted no
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted no
William Alexander Smith R-NC voted no
Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted no
Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh R-TN voted no
James Beverley Sener R-VA voted no
John Ambler Smith R-VA voted no
Christopher Yancy Thomas R-VA 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 rules and refer S. 1, a…: House Vote, May 25, 1874,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-H-167/to-suspend-rules-and-refer-s-1-a-supplemental (accessed 2026-10-17).