To concur in an amendment of the committee of the whole to H.J.RES. 48 providing for the appointment of 2 honorary commissioners from each state and an addition

On Nov 20, 1877, the House voted 148–113 (HJR 48). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 130–6, Republicans 16–107, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 148
No: 113
Did not vote: 41
Date: Nov 20, 1877

By party

Democrats130 yes · 6 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans16 yes · 107 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Horace Davis R-CA voted yes
Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
Theodore Weld Burdick R-IA voted yes
Ezekiel Silas Sampson R-IA voted yes
Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings R-IA voted yes
Lorenzo Brentano R-IL voted yes
William Lathrop R-IL voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL voted yes
Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL voted yes
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
Thomas Foster Tipton R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD voted no
Thomas Swann D-MD voted no
Edwin William Keightley R-MI voted yes
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted yes
Charles Henry Morgan D-MO voted no
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY voted no
Samuel Augustus Bridges D-PA voted no
Harry White R-PA voted yes
William Parker Caldwell D-TN 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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Capitol Receipts, “To concur in an amendment of the committee…: House Vote, Nov 20, 1877,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-21/to-concur-in-an-amendment-of-the-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-17).