To adjourn and thereby forestall a motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4104.

On May 5, 1878, the House voted 104–95. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–90, Republicans 89–6, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 104
No: 95
Did not vote: 96
Date: May 5, 1878

By party

Democrats19 yes · 90 no · 49 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans89 yes · 6 no · 47 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted yes
William Henry Forney D-AL voted yes
William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted yes
Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Thomas Theodore Crittenden D-MO voted yes
Miles Ross D-NJ voted yes
Alvah Augustus Clark D-NJ voted yes
Augustus William Cutler D-NJ voted yes
Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY voted no
Charles Brewster Benedict D-NY voted yes
Daniel Newton Lockwood D-NY voted yes
Jacob Dolson Cox R-OH voted no
Richard Williams R-OR voted no
Samuel Augustus Bridges D-PA voted yes
Francis Dolan Collins D-PA voted yes
Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA voted yes
James Bernard Reilly D-PA voted yes
William Shearer Stenger D-PA voted yes
Jacob Turney D-PA voted yes
Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted no
William Parker Caldwell D-TN voted yes
James Webb Throckmorton D-TX voted yes
Gabriel Bouck D-WI 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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