To pass the house rules report.

On Mar 2, 1880, the House voted 122–88. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 115–4, Republicans 6–84, Others 7–5. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 122
No: 88
Did not vote: 80
Date: Mar 2, 1880

By party

Democrats115 yes · 4 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans6 yes · 84 no · 45 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL voted no
William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted no
Walbridge Abner Field R-MA voted yes
Selwyn Zadock Bowman R-MA voted yes
George Dexter Robinson R-MA voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Stephen Decatur Lindsey R-ME voted yes
Joseph Mason R-NY voted yes
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted no
Gabriel Bouck 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass the house rules report.: House Vote, Mar 2, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-178/to-pass-the-house-rules-report (accessed 2026-10-14).