To amend a resolution providing a 3/4 majority in seconding a demand for the previous question on engrossment and 3rd reading, by reducing the majority required

On Feb 1, 1875, the House voted 159–95. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 158–12, Democrats 0–82, Others 2–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 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: 159
No: 95
Did not vote: 47
Date: Feb 1, 1875

By party

Others2 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans158 yes · 12 no · 34 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 82 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA voted no
Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R-MD voted no
George Willard R-MI voted no
William Walter Phelps R-NJ voted no
Henry Joel Scudder R-NY voted no
Robert Safford Hale R-NY voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
John McCandless Thompson R-PA voted no
James Beverley Sener R-VA 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 amend a resolution providing a 3/4…: House Vote, Feb 1, 1875,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-H-371/to-amend-a-resolution-providing-a-3-4-majority (accessed 2026-10-16).