To table H.R. 5429, a bill authorizing and requiring the United States treasurer to receive U.S. Coins in exchange for U.S. Notes, no quorum voting.

On Feb 7, 1879, the House voted 61–67 (HR 5429). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 60–8, Democrats 6–61, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 61
No: 67
Did not vote: 165
Date: Feb 7, 1879

By party

Democrats6 yes · 61 no · 91 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans60 yes · 8 no · 74 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL voted no
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted no
John Hanna R-IN voted no
Thomas Ryan R-KS voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted no
William McKendree Robbins D-NC voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Majors R-NE voted no
Frank Jones D-NH voted yes
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D-NJ voted yes
James Way Covert D-NY voted yes
George Washington Patterson R-NY voted no
Levi Maish D-PA 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 table H.R. 5429, a bill authorizing and…: House Vote, Feb 7, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-311/to-table-h-r-5429-a-bill-authorizing-and (accessed 2026-10-16).