To pass a resolution providing for investigation of disturbances in government in the state of arkansas.

On May 27, 1874, the House voted 134–85. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 131–20, Democrats 1–66, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 134
No: 85
Did not vote: 84
Date: May 27, 1874

By party

Others2 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans131 yes · 20 no · 53 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 66 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted no
James Wilson R-IA voted no
John Blake Rice R-IL voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA voted no
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted no
William Alexander Smith R-NC voted no
William Walter Phelps R-NJ voted no
Henry Joel Scudder R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
Clinton Dugald Macdougall R-NY voted no
John Quincy Smith R-OH voted no
John Berry D-OH voted yes
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard 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 pass a resolution providing for…: House Vote, May 27, 1874,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-H-169/to-pass-a-resolution-providing-for-investigation-of-disturbances (accessed 2026-10-17).