To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5580, a bill authorizing the President to appoint james shields of missouri, formerly a brigadier-general and brevet major ge

On Mar 3, 1879, the House voted 113–56 (HR 5580). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 99–7, Republicans 14–50, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 113
No: 56
Did not vote: 131
Date: Mar 3, 1879

By party

Democrats99 yes · 7 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 50 no · 78 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted no
James Williams D-DE voted no
Milton Anthony Candler D-GA voted no
William Aldrich R-IL voted yes
Michael Doherty White R-IN voted yes
William Henry Calkins R-IN voted yes
James La Fayette Evans R-IN voted yes
Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Majors R-NE voted yes
Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY voted yes
George Washington Patterson R-NY voted yes
Charles Foster R-OH voted yes
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
Richard Harvey Cain R-SC voted yes
Robert Smalls R-SC voted yes
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore D-VA voted no
William Pitt Lynde D-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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