To suspend the rules and resolve the house into committee of the whole in order to take up H.R. 6240, the legislative, executive and judical appropriation bill.

On Feb 18, 1879, the House voted 117–123. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–112, Republicans 105–10, Others 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 21 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: 117
No: 123
Did not vote: 62
Date: Feb 18, 1879

By party

Democrats11 yes · 112 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no
Republicans105 yes · 10 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Williams D-DE voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted no
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted no
George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted yes
William Addison Phillips R-KS voted no
Thomas Ryan R-KS voted no
Joseph Hayes Acklen D-LA voted yes
William Kimmel D-MD voted yes
Thomas Swann D-MD voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Anthony Friday Ittner R-MO voted no
Augustus William Cutler D-NJ voted yes
James Way Covert D-NY voted yes
Fernando Wood D-NY voted yes
Solomon Bundy R-NY voted no
Richard Williams R-OR voted no
Hiester Clymer D-PA voted yes
Harry White R-PA voted no
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
Charles Grandison Williams 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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