To recess until tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.

On Mar 1, 1879, the House voted 89–84. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 4–87, Republicans 90–1, Others 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 89
No: 84
Did not vote: 119
Date: Mar 1, 1879

By party

Democrats4 yes · 87 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans90 yes · 1 no · 51 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Williams D-DE voted yes
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted no
Joseph Barton Elam D-LA voted yes
Thomas Theodore Crittenden D-MO voted yes
Henry Luther Dickey D-OH 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 recess until tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.: House Vote, Mar 1, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-364/to-recess-until-tomorrow-at-9-30-a-m (accessed 2026-10-17).