To suspend the rules and pass a resolution for regulation of interstate commerce.

On Feb 9, 1874, the House voted 172–64. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 156–11, Democrats 14–52, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 172
No: 64
Did not vote: 68
Date: Feb 9, 1874

By party

Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans156 yes · 11 no · 37 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 52 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John King Luttrell D-CA voted yes
James Rush Lofland R-DE voted no
Robert McCarty Knapp D-IL voted yes
Simeon Kalfius Wolfe D-IN voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
Henry Lillie Pierce R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted no
William Julian Albert R-MD voted no
William Henry Stone D-MO voted yes
Robert Anthony Hatcher D-MO voted yes
Richard Parks Bland D-MO voted yes
William Alexander Smith R-NC voted no
James Madison Leach D-NC voted yes
William McKendree Robbins D-NC voted yes
Robert Brank Vance D-NC voted yes
Hosea Washington Parker D-NH voted yes
William Walter Phelps R-NJ voted no
Charles West Kendall D-NV voted yes
Henry Joel Scudder R-NY voted no
James Stevenson Smart R-NY voted no
Lemuel Todd R-PA voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted yes
William Pinkney Mclean D-TX voted yes
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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