House roll call 176 · 46th Congress · Mar 2, 1880
To amend the house rules report, by authorizing the committee on public buildings and grounds to report their appropriations.
On Mar 2, 1880, the House voted 101–137. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 41–80, Republicans 49–52, Others 12–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 90 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
- 101
- No
- 137
- Did not vote
- 62
- Date
- Mar 2, 1880
By party
- Democrats41 yes · 80 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans49 yes · 52 no · 34 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William James Samford D-AL voted yes
- Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted yes
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted yes
- Horace Francis Page R-CA voted yes
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted yes
- Noble Andrew Hull D-FL voted yes
- Philip Cook D-GA voted yes
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering R-IA voted yes
- William Fletcher Sapp R-IA voted yes
- Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA voted yes
- William Aldrich R-IL voted yes
- Hiram Barber Jr. R-IL voted yes
- Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R-IL voted yes
- Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
- James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted yes
- John Robert Thomas R-IL voted yes
- William Heilman R-IN voted yes
- Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
- William Henry Calkins R-IN voted yes
- John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted yes
- James Andrew Mckenzie D-KY voted yes
- Elijah Conner Phister D-KY voted yes
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
- John Floyd King D-LA voted yes
- Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted yes
- Walbridge Abner Field R-MA voted yes
- Selwyn Zadock Bowman R-MA voted yes
- George Bailey Loring R-MA voted yes
- William Claflin R-MA voted yes
- William Whitney Rice R-MA voted yes
- Amasa Norcross R-MA voted yes
- Eli Jones Henkle D-MD voted yes
- Milton George Urner R-MD voted yes
- John Stoughton Newberry R-MI voted yes
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted yes
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
- William Drew Washburn R-MN voted yes
- John Finis Philips D-MO voted yes
- William Henry Hatch D-MO voted yes
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted yes
- Charles Edward Hooker D-MS voted yes
- William Hodges Kitchin D-NC voted yes
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC voted yes
- Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE voted yes
- Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
- James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted yes
- Evarts Worcester Farr R-NH voted yes
- Charles Henry Voorhis R-NJ voted yes
- John Lauris Blake R-NJ voted yes
- Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted yes
- Nicholas Muller D-NY voted yes
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted yes
- Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH voted yes
- Ebenezer Byron Finley D-OH voted yes
- George Leroy Converse D-OH voted yes
- Henry Safford Neal R-OH voted yes
- Gibson Atherton D-OH voted yes
- Jonathan Taylor Updegraff R-OH voted yes
- Amos Townsend R-OH voted yes
- Henry Harrison Bingham R-PA voted yes
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
- William Godshalk R-PA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
- Horatio Gates Fisher R-PA voted yes
- Russell Errett R-PA voted yes
- Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA voted yes
- William Shadrack Shallenberger R-PA voted yes
- Harry White R-PA voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
- John Smythe Richardson D-SC voted yes
- Michael Patrick O'Connor D-SC voted yes
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
- John Hamilton Evins D-SC voted yes
- George Dionysius Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN voted yes
And 10 more.
How each representative voted: Yes
- William James Samford D-AL
- William Manning Lowe O-AL
- Poindexter Dunn D-AR
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR
- Horace Francis Page R-CA
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL
- Noble Andrew Hull D-FL
- Philip Cook D-GA
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering R-IA
- James Baird Weaver O-IA
- Edward Hooker Gillette O-IA
- William Fletcher Sapp R-IA
- Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA
- William Aldrich R-IL
- Hiram Barber Jr. R-IL
- Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R-IL
- Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL
- James Washington Singleton D-IL
- Albert Palaska Forsythe O-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- John Robert Thomas R-IL
- William Heilman R-IN
- Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Henry Calkins R-IN
- John Alexander Anderson R-KS
- Oscar Turner O-KY
- James Andrew Mckenzie D-KY
- Elijah Conner Phister D-KY
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA
- John Floyd King D-LA
- Edward White Robertson D-LA
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA
- Walbridge Abner Field R-MA
- Selwyn Zadock Bowman R-MA
- George Bailey Loring R-MA
- William Claflin R-MA
- William Whitney Rice R-MA
- Amasa Norcross R-MA
- Eli Jones Henkle D-MD
- Milton George Urner R-MD
- Thompson Henry Murch O-ME
- John Stoughton Newberry R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- John Finis Philips D-MO
- Samuel Locke Sawyer O-MO
- Nicholas Ford O-MO
- William Henry Hatch D-MO
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS
- Charles Edward Hooker D-MS
- William Hodges Kitchin D-NC
- Daniel Lindsay Russell O-NC
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC
- Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE
- Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH
- James Frankland Briggs R-NH
- Evarts Worcester Farr R-NH
- Charles Henry Voorhis R-NJ
- John Lauris Blake R-NJ
- Daniel O'Reilly O-NY
- Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY
- Nicholas Muller D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH
- Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH
- Ebenezer Byron Finley D-OH
- George Leroy Converse D-OH
- Henry Safford Neal R-OH
- Gibson Atherton D-OH
- Jonathan Taylor Updegraff R-OH
- Amos Townsend R-OH
- Henry Harrison Bingham R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- William Godshalk R-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Horatio Gates Fisher R-PA
- Seth Hartman Yocum O-PA
- Russell Errett R-PA
- Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA
- William Shadrack Shallenberger R-PA
- Harry White R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Smythe Richardson D-SC
- Michael Patrick O'Connor D-SC
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC
- John Hamilton Evins D-SC
- George Dionysius Tillman D-SC
- Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN
- Hiram Casey Young D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- David Browning Culberson D-TX
- Olin Wellborn D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- George Washington Jones O-TX
- Christopher Columbus Upson D-TX
- Joseph Eggleston Johnston D-VA
- Herman Leon Humphrey R-WI
- Benjamin Wilson D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Thomas Hord Herndon D-AL
- Hilary Abner Herbert D-AL
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL
- Thomas Williams D-AL
- Burwell Boykin Lewis D-AL
- William Henry Forney D-AL
- Jordan Edgar Cravens D-AR
- Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR
- Horace Davis R-CA
- Romualdo Pacheco R-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- James Phelps D-CT
- John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA
- William Ephraim Smith D-GA
- Henry Persons O-GA
- Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA
- James Henderson Blount D-GA
- William Harrell Felton O-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Emory Speer O-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Thomas Updegraff R-IA
- George Royal Davis R-IL
- John Crocker Sherwin R-IL
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL
- Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL
- William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL
- Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL
- Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN
- George Augustus Bicknell D-IN
- Jeptha Dudley New D-IN
- William Ralph Myers D-IN
- Abraham Jonathan (Abram) Hostetler D-IN
- Calvin Cowgill R-IN
- Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN
- John Harris Baker R-IN
- Thomas Ryan R-KS
- John William Caldwell D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Albert Shelby Willis D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY
- Thomas Turner D-KY
- Joseph Hayes Acklen D-LA
- William Wallace Crapo R-MA
- Leopold Morse D-MA
- William Augustus Russell R-MA
- George Dexter Robinson R-MA
- Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD
- Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD
- Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Stephen Decatur Lindsey R-ME
- George Washington Ladd O-ME
- Edwin Willits R-MI
- Jonas Hartzell Mcgowan R-MI
- Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI
- Roswell Gilbert Horr R-MI
- Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- Henry Poehler D-MN
- Martin Linn Clardy D-MO
- Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO
- James Richard Waddill D-MO
- Gideon Frank Rothwell D-MO
- John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO
- Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Joseph John Martin R-NC
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC
- Walter Leak Steele D-NC
- Robert Franklin Armfield D-NC
- George Maxwell Robeson R-NJ
- Hezekiah Bradley Smith D-NJ
- Miles Ross D-NJ
- James Way Covert D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Anson George Mccook R-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- James O'Brien O-NY
- Levi Parsons Morton R-NY
- Waldo Hutchins D-NY
- John William Ferdon R-NY
- William Lounsbery D-NY
- John Mosher Bailey R-NY
- Cyrus Dan Prescott R-NY
- Joseph Mason R-NY
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- John Henry Camp R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight R-NY
- Richard Crowley R-NY
- John A. Mcmahon D-OH
- Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH
- William David Hill D-OH
- Thomas Ewing D-OH
- Henry Luther Dickey D-OH
- Adoniram Judson Warner D-OH
- George Washington Geddes D-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- William Ward R-PA
- Hiester Clymer D-PA
- Abraham Herr Smith R-PA
- Robert Klotz D-PA
- John Walker Ryon D-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- Edward Overton Jr. R-PA
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA
- Morgan Ringland Wise D-PA
- James H. Osmer R-PA
- Latimer Whipple Ballou R-RI
- George Gibbs Dibrell D-TN
- Benton Mcmillin D-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- John Ford House D-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN
- Richard Lee Turberville Beale D-VA
- John Goode Jr. D-VA
- John Randolph Tucker D-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- James Buchanan Richmond D-VA
- Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT
- James Manning Tyler R-VT
- Charles Grandison Williams R-WI
- Lucien Bonaparte Caswell R-WI
- George Cochrane Hazelton R-WI
- Peter Victor Deuster D-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV
Did not vote
- Newton Nash Clements D-AL
- Campbell Polson Berry D-CA
- James Burns Belford R-CO
- John Turner Wait R-CT
- Frederick Miles R-CT
- Edward Livingston Martin D-DE
- Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL
- Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA
- Rush Clark R-IA
- William George Thompson R-IA
- Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL
- William McKendree Springer D-IL
- Gilbert De La Matyr O-IN
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Joseph Barton Elam D-LA
- William Kimmel D-MD
- Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME
- John Wesley Stone R-MI
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Richard Graham Frost D-MO
- Alfred Morrison Lay D-MO
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- James Ronald Chalmers D-MS
- Jesse Johnson Yeates D-NC
- Joseph Jonathan Davis D-NC
- Ossian Ray R-NH
- Alvah Augustus Clark D-NJ
- Lewis Alexander Brigham R-NJ
- Rollin Mallory Daggett R-NV
- Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY
- Edwin Einstein R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Walter Abbott Wood R-NY
- John Hammond R-NY
- Amaziah Bailey James R-NY
- John Henry Starin R-NY
- David Wilber R-NY
- Warner Miller R-NY
- David Plunket Richardson R-NY
- John Van Voorhis R-NY
- Jonathan Scoville D-NY
- Ray Vaughn Pierce R-NY
- Benjamin Butterworth R-OH
- Thomas Lowry Young R-OH
- William Mckinley Jr. R-OH
- Ezra Booth Taylor R-OH
- John Whiteaker D-OR
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Reuben Knecht Bachman D-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright O-PA
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Samuel Bernard Dick R-PA
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- Charles Bryson Simonton D-TN
- Joseph Jorgensen R-VA
- George Craighead Cabell D-VA
- Bradley Barlow O-VT
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg D-WI
- Gabriel Bouck D-WI
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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