To pass a resolution providing that since the two houses of the 44th Congress counted the votes cast for President and vice President of the United States and d

On Jun 14, 1878, the House voted 235–14. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 112–15, Republicans 126–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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: 235
No: 14
Did not vote: 47
Date: Jun 14, 1878

By party

Democrats112 yes · 15 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans126 yes · 0 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Levi Warner D-CT voted no
William Ephraim Smith D-GA voted no
Philip Cook D-GA voted no
William McKendree Springer D-IL voted no
Andrew Holman Hamilton D-IN voted no
Andrew Rechmond Boone D-KY voted no
James Proctor Knott D-KY voted no
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted no
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted no
Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD voted no
William Kimmel D-MD voted no
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY voted no
Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore D-VA 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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