To pass H.R. 2978, a bill providing for the reorganization of the treasury department.

On Feb 16, 1875, the House voted 179–30 (HR 2978). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 120–23, Democrats 56–7, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 30 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: 179
No: 30
Did not vote: 95
Date: Feb 16, 1875

By party

Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans120 yes · 23 no · 61 didn’t vote
Democrats56 yes · 7 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Josiah Thomas Walls R-FL voted no
Philip Cook D-GA voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Granville Barrere R-IL voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
James Noble Tyner R-IN voted no
Henry Benton Sayler R-IN voted no
Stephen Alonzo Cobb R-KS voted no
William James O'Brien D-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Brewster Williams R-MI voted no
Nathan Ball Bradley R-MI voted no
Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI voted no
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted no
William Alexander Smith R-NC voted no
Lorenzo Crounse R-NE voted no
William Bradbury Small R-NH voted no
Hosea Washington Parker D-NH voted no
Henry Harrison Hathorn R-NY voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James Wallace Robinson R-OH voted no
John Berry D-OH voted no
William Peter Sprague R-OH voted no
Carlton Brandaga Curtis R-PA voted no
William Crutchfield R-TN voted no
James Beverley Sener R-VA voted no
Gerry Whiting Hazelton R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI 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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