To order a third reading of S. 1784.

On Mar 1, 1879, the House voted 112–128 (S 1784). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 106–20, Republicans 4–110, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 112
No: 128
Did not vote: 60
Date: Mar 1, 1879

By party

Democrats106 yes · 20 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans4 yes · 110 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lucien Coatsworth Gause D-AR voted no
William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted no
Carter Henry Harrison D-IL voted no
Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN voted no
George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted no
William Addison Phillips R-KS voted yes
James Andrew Mckenzie D-KY voted no
James Proctor Knott D-KY voted no
John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted no
Thomas Turner D-KY voted no
James Way Covert D-NY voted no
Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY voted yes
Nicholas Muller D-NY voted no
George Monroe Beebe D-NY voted no
Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY voted no
Charles Brewster Benedict D-NY voted no
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
Isaac Newton Evans R-PA voted yes
Hiram Casey Young D-TN voted no
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted no
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted no
John Thomas Harris D-VA voted no
Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore D-VA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV 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 order a third reading of S. 1784.: House Vote, Mar 1, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-360/to-order-a-third-reading-of-s-1784 (accessed 2026-10-17).