To pass H.R. 3072, a bill authorizing a special term of the U.S. Circuit and district court for the southern district of mississippi, to be held at scranton, ja

On Feb 5, 1878, the House voted 140–102 (HR 3072). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 121–5, Republicans 18–97, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 140
No: 102
Did not vote: 59
Date: Feb 5, 1878

By party

Democrats121 yes · 5 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans18 yes · 97 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Horace Francis Page R-CA voted yes
Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL voted yes
Samuel Addison Oliver R-IA voted yes
William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted no
Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN voted no
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted yes
John Edwards Leonard R-LA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
William Whitney Rice R-MA voted yes
Amasa Norcross R-MA voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Llewellyn Powers R-ME voted yes
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
Jacob Henry Stewart R-MN voted yes
Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe R-MO voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
Augustus William Cutler D-NJ voted no
Benjamin Albertson Willis D-NY voted no
Hiester Clymer D-PA voted no
Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI voted yes
Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC voted yes
Thaddeus Coleman Pound R-WI 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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