To table the motion to reconsider refusal to eliminate the criminal sanctions sections of H.R. 4745.

On Feb 27, 1875, the House voted 136–106 (HR 4745). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 136–27, Democrats 0–76, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 136
No: 106
Did not vote: 60
Date: Feb 27, 1875

By party

Others1 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans136 yes · 27 no · 41 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 76 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted no
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Lloyd Lowndes Jr. R-MD voted no
John Holmes Burleigh R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
George Willard R-MI voted no
William Brewster Williams R-MI voted no
Edwin Obed Stanard R-MO voted no
Lorenzo Crounse R-NE voted no
Henry Joel Scudder R-NY voted no
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Clinton Levi Merriam R-NY voted no
Ellis Henry Roberts R-NY voted no
Freeman Clarke R-NY voted no
John Quincy Smith R-OH voted no
Charles Foster R-OH voted no
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted no
Horace Harrison Harrison R-TN voted no
James Beverley Sener R-VA voted no
John Ambler Smith R-VA voted no
Charles Wesley Willard R-VT voted no
Luke Potter Poland 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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