House roll call 173 · 43rd Congress · May 29, 1874
To table H.R. 2546, a bill providing for the gradual reduction of the U.S. Army.
On May 29, 1874, the House voted 71–140 (HR 2546). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 61–82, Democrats 10–57, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 71 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
- 71
- No
- 140
- Did not vote
- 93
- Date
- May 29, 1874
By party
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans61 yes · 82 no · 61 didn’t vote
- Democrats10 yes · 57 no · 27 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Hays R-AL voted yes
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL voted yes
- Horace Francis Page R-CA voted yes
- John King Luttrell D-CA voted yes
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA voted yes
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted yes
- William James Purman R-FL voted yes
- Andrew Sloan R-GA voted yes
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA voted yes
- John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
- John Blake Rice R-IL voted yes
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL voted yes
- Stephen Augustus Hurlbut R-IL voted yes
- Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
- William Henry Ray R-IL voted yes
- David Perley Lowe R-KS voted yes
- Stephen Alonzo Cobb R-KS voted yes
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA voted yes
- George Luke Smith R-LA voted yes
- James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
- Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA voted yes
- Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
- Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted yes
- John McKeown Snow Williams R-MA voted yes
- John Holmes Burleigh R-ME voted yes
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
- Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Obed Stanard R-MO voted yes
- Albert Richards Howe R-MS voted yes
- George Colin Mckee R-MS voted yes
- John Roy Lynch R-MS voted yes
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC voted yes
- Lorenzo Crounse R-NE voted yes
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH voted yes
- Amos Clark Jr. R-NJ voted yes
- Marcus Lawrence Ward R-NJ voted yes
- Isaac Williamson Scudder R-NJ voted yes
- Philip Schuyler Crooke R-NY voted yes
- Thomas James Creamer D-NY voted yes
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted yes
- David Miller De Witt D-NY voted yes
- Eli Perry D-NY voted yes
- Henry Harrison Hathorn R-NY voted yes
- David Wilber R-NY voted yes
- Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted yes
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted yes
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted yes
- Clinton Dugald Macdougall R-NY voted yes
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY voted yes
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
- Washington Townsend R-PA voted yes
- James Dale Strawbridge R-PA voted yes
- Hiram Lawton Richmond R-PA voted yes
- William Sutton Moore R-PA voted yes
- Lemuel Todd R-PA voted yes
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted yes
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC voted yes
- Richard Harvey Cain R-SC voted yes
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN voted yes
- Horace Maynard R-TN voted yes
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted yes
- John Hancock D-TX voted yes
- Asa Hoxie Willie D-TX voted yes
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA voted yes
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted yes
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Charles Hays R-AL
- Joseph Humphrey Sloss D-AL
- Horace Francis Page R-CA
- John King Luttrell D-CA
- Sherman Otis Houghton R-CA
- Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT
- Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL
- William James Purman R-FL
- Andrew Sloan R-GA
- Richard Henry Whiteley R-GA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- John Blake Rice R-IL
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Stephen Augustus Hurlbut R-IL
- Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL
- William Henry Ray R-IL
- David Perley Lowe R-KS
- Stephen Alonzo Cobb R-KS
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- George Luke Smith R-LA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA
- Samuel Hooper R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA
- John McKeown Snow Williams R-MA
- John Holmes Burleigh R-ME
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- Horace Burton Strait R-MN
- Edwin Obed Stanard R-MO
- Albert Richards Howe R-MS
- George Colin Mckee R-MS
- John Roy Lynch R-MS
- Clinton Levering Cobb R-NC
- Lorenzo Crounse R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Amos Clark Jr. R-NJ
- Marcus Lawrence Ward R-NJ
- Isaac Williamson Scudder R-NJ
- Philip Schuyler Crooke R-NY
- Thomas James Creamer D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- David Miller De Witt D-NY
- Eli Perry D-NY
- Henry Harrison Hathorn R-NY
- David Wilber R-NY
- Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY
- Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY
- William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY
- Clinton Dugald Macdougall R-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Walter Loomis Sessions R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Leonard Myers R-PA
- Washington Townsend R-PA
- James Dale Strawbridge R-PA
- Hiram Lawton Richmond R-PA
- William Sutton Moore R-PA
- Lemuel Todd R-PA
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Alexander Stuart Wallace R-SC
- Richard Harvey Cain R-SC
- Roderick Randum Butler R-TN
- Horace Maynard R-TN
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX
- John Hancock D-TX
- Asa Hoxie Willie D-TX
- James Henry Platt Jr. R-VA
- Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- James Thomas Rapier R-AL
- John Henry Caldwell D-AL
- Alexander White R-AL
- Charles Christopher Sheats R-AL
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT
- William Henry Barnum D-CT
- Philip Cook D-GA
- Henry Richard Harris D-GA
- James Crawford Freeman R-GA
- James Henderson Blount D-GA
- Hiram Parks Bell D-GA
- George Washington Mccrary R-IA
- Aylett Rains Cotton R-IA
- William G. Donnan R-IA
- Henry Otis Pratt R-IA
- James Wilson R-IA
- William Loughridge R-IA
- James Wilson Mcdill R-IA
- Jackson Orr R-IA
- Jasper Delos Ward R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- John Baldwin Hawley R-IL
- Franklin Corwin R-IL
- Granville Barrere R-IL
- Robert McCarty Knapp D-IL
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- John Mcnulta R-IL
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- James Stewart Martin R-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- Simeon Kalfius Wolfe D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- John Coburn R-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- Thomas Jefferson Cason R-IN
- James Noble Tyner R-IN
- John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN
- Henry Benton Sayler R-IN
- Jasper Packard R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Williams R-IN
- Edward Crossland D-KY
- John Young Brown D-KY
- Charles William Milliken D-KY
- William Brown Read D-KY
- Elisha David Standiford D-KY
- William Evans Arthur D-KY
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Milton Jameson Durham D-KY
- George Madison Adams D-KY
- John Duncan Young D-KY
- Lionel Allen Sheldon R-LA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Stevenson Archer D-MD
- William James O'Brien D-MD
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- Moses Whelock Field R-MI
- George Willard R-MI
- Josiah Williams Begole R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Nathan Ball Bradley R-MI
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Robert Anthony Hatcher D-MO
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO
- Harrison Eugene Havens R-MO
- Thomas Theodore Crittenden D-MO
- Abram Comingo D-MO
- Isaac Charles Parker R-MO
- Ira Barnes Hyde R-MO
- John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO
- John Montgomery Glover D-MO
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO
- Henry W. Barry R-MS
- Thomas Samuel Ashe D-NC
- William McKendree Robbins D-NC
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC
- William Bradbury Small R-NH
- John Wright Hazelton R-NJ
- Samuel Atkinson Dobbins R-NJ
- John Daniel Lawson R-NY
- Charles St. John R-NY
- John Osborne Whitehouse D-NY
- William Henry Lamport R-NY
- George Gilbert Hoskins R-NY
- Lyman Tremain R-NY
- Henry Blackstone Banning O-OH
- John Quincy Smith R-OH
- Charles Nelson Lamison D-OH
- Lawrence Talbot Neal D-OH
- William Lawrence R-OH
- James Wallace Robinson R-OH
- Charles Foster R-OH
- Hezekiah Sanford Bundy R-OH
- Milton Isaiah Southard D-OH
- John Berry D-OH
- William Peter Sprague R-OH
- Lorenzo Danford R-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Hiester Clymer D-PA
- Abraham Herr Smith R-PA
- Lazarus Denison Shoemaker R-PA
- John Black Packer R-PA
- John Cessna R-PA
- Robert Milton Speer D-PA
- Charles Albright R-PA
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI
- James Monroe Pendleton R-RI
- Alonzo Jacob Ransier R-SC
- Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh R-TN
- William Crutchfield R-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- Horace Harrison Harrison R-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN
- David Alexander Nunn R-TN
- Barbour Lewis R-TN
- William Smith Herndon D-TX
- James Beverley Sener R-VA
- Christopher Yancy Thomas R-VA
- Thomas Whitehead D-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- Rees Tate Bowen D-VA
- Charles Wesley Willard R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- George Whitman Hendee R-VT
- Charles Grandison Williams R-WI
- Alexander Mitchell D-WI
- Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Alexander Stuart Mcdill R-WI
- John Marshall Hagans R-WV
- Frank Hereford D-WV
Did not vote
- Frederick George Bromberg O-AL
- Charles Pelham R-AL
- Asa Hodges R-AR
- Oliver P. Snyder R-AR
- Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR
- William Wallace Wilshire R-AR
- William Joseph Hynes O-AR
- Charles Clayton R-CA
- James Rush Lofland R-DE
- Morgan Rawls D-GA
- Pierce Manning Butler Young D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Bernard Gregory Caulfield D-IL
- Isaac Clements R-IL
- Jeremiah Morrow Wilson R-IN
- William Addison Phillips R-KS
- Effingham Lawrence D-LA
- Jacob Hale Sypher R-LA
- Frank Morey R-LA
- George Augustus Sheridan O-LA
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Alvah Crocker R-MA
- Charles Abbot Stevens R-MA
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- William Julian Albert R-MD
- Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Gillespie Blaine R-ME
- Samuel Freeman Hersey R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Wilder De Ayr Foster R-MI
- William Brewster Williams R-MI
- Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI
- John Thomas Averill R-MN
- William Henry Stone D-MO
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Jason Niles R-MS
- Charles Randolph Thomas R-NC
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC
- William Alexander Smith R-NC
- James Madison Leach D-NC
- Hosea Washington Parker D-NH
- Robert Hamilton D-NJ
- William Walter Phelps R-NJ
- Charles West Kendall D-NV
- Henry Joel Scudder R-NY
- John Godfrey Schumaker D-NY
- Simeon Baldwin Chittenden O-NY
- Stewart Lyndon Woodford R-NY
- William Randall Roberts D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- David Batcheller Mellish R-NY
- Richard Schell D-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- James Stevenson Smart R-NY
- Robert Safford Hale R-NY
- William Almon Wheeler R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- Horace Boardman Smith R-NY
- Freeman Clarke R-NY
- Lyman Kidder Bass R-NY
- Milton Sayler D-OH
- Lewis B. Gunckel R-OH
- Isaac R. Sherwood R-OH
- Hugh Judge Jewett D-OH
- William Edward Finck D-OH
- Laurin Dewey Woodworth R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Richard Chappel Parsons R-OH
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- James Soloman Biery R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA
- John Alexander Magee D-PA
- Sobieski Ross R-PA
- Carlton Brandaga Curtis R-PA
- Alexander Wilson Taylor R-PA
- James Scott Negley R-PA
- Ebenezer Mcjunkin R-PA
- John McCandless Thompson R-PA
- Glenni William Scofield R-PA
- Lewis Cass Carpenter R-SC
- Robert Brown Elliott R-SC
- William Pinkney Mclean D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Ambler Smith R-VA
- William Henry Harrison Stowell R-VA
- Alexander Mathews Davis D-VA
- Joel Allen Barber R-WI
- John James Davis O-WV
Other votes
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