To table a motion to reconsider the vote whereby the house agreed to consider the committee on expenditures report proposing articles of impeachment against geo

On Mar 3, 1879, the House voted 128–113. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 128–0, Republicans 0–117, Others 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 128
No: 113
Did not vote: 55
Date: Mar 3, 1879

By party

Democrats128 yes · 0 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans0 yes · 117 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

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 a motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-366/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-whereby (accessed 2026-10-17).