To order previous question on (passage of) H.R. 4000, a bill prohibiting the publication of lattery schemes in the district of columbia.

On Feb 16, 1880, the House voted 100–84 (HR 4000). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–78, Republicans 78–2, Others 7–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 46th Congress (1879–1880), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 100
No: 84
Did not vote: 114
Date: Feb 16, 1880

By party

Democrats16 yes · 78 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans78 yes · 2 no · 55 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Phelps D-CT voted yes
Edward Livingston Martin D-DE voted yes
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted yes
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN voted yes
George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted yes
Jeptha Dudley New D-IN voted yes
John Harris Baker R-IN voted no
Eli Jones Henkle D-MD voted yes
Adoniram Judson Warner D-OH voted yes
George Washington Geddes D-OH voted yes
Hiester Clymer D-PA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
Charles Bryson Simonton D-TN voted yes
Eppa Hunton D-VA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV 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 order previous question on (passage of)…: House Vote, Feb 16, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-168/to-order-previous-question-on-passage-of-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).