To amend H.R. 3259 by specifying that commissioners shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and that these commissioners

On May 6, 1878, the House voted 84–138 (HR 3259). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–122, Republicans 87–17, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 84
No: 138
Did not vote: 74
Date: May 6, 1878

By party

Democrats0 yes · 122 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans87 yes · 17 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Horace Davis R-CA voted no
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
William Addison Phillips R-KS voted no
William Whitney Rice R-MA voted no
Jonas Hartzell Mcgowan R-MI voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Frank Welch R-NE voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Martin Ingham Townsend R-NY voted no
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
John Henry Camp R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY voted no
Richard Harvey Cain R-SC voted no
Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT voted no
George Whitman Hendee R-VT voted no
George Cochrane Hazelton R-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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