To adjourn and thereby prevent further action on H.R. 902 (20-stat-1, 11/21/77), the army appropriation bill for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1878.

On Nov 10, 1877, the House voted 130–113. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 130–0, Republicans 2–117, Others 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 130
No: 113
Did not vote: 51
Date: Nov 10, 1877

By party

Democrats130 yes · 0 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans2 yes · 117 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Harry White R-PA voted yes
John McCandless Thompson R-PA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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