To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1997, a billrestoring an income tax.

On May 12, 1879, the House voted 111–94 (HR 1997). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 98–10, Republicans 7–87, Others 13–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 17 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: 111
No: 94
Did not vote: 86
Date: May 12, 1879

By party

Democrats98 yes · 10 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 87 no · 41 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Phelps D-CT voted no
Edward Livingston Martin D-DE voted no
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted yes
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted yes
Thomas Ryan R-KS voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
Erastus Wells D-MO voted no
James Way Covert D-NY voted no
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted no
Nicholas Muller D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN 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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