To amend H.R. 6143 by increasing the appropriation for steamboat mail transport routes from $750,000 to $900,000.

On Jan 29, 1879, the House voted 120–86 (HR 6143). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 106–1, Democrats 16–87, 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: 120
No: 86
Did not vote: 90
Date: Jan 29, 1879

By party

Democrats16 yes · 87 no · 55 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans106 yes · 1 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted yes
William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted yes
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted yes
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
Joseph Barton Elam D-LA voted yes
John Smith Young D-LA voted yes
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
Charles Henry Morgan D-MO voted yes
John Montgomery Glover D-MO voted yes
James Ronald Chalmers D-MS voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted no
Thomas Ewing D-OH voted yes
Levi Augustus Mackey D-PA voted yes
Hiram Casey Young D-TN voted yes
James Webb Throckmorton D-TX voted yes
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 6143 by increasing the…: House Vote, Jan 29, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-299/to-amend-h-r-6143-by-increasing-the-appropriation (accessed 2026-10-17).