To concur in amendment to H.R. 3291, (21 stat. 571, 6/15/80, a bill for the allowance of certain claims reported by the accounting officers of the U.S. Treasury

On May 21, 1880, the House voted 95–78 (HR 3291). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 80–10, Republicans 8–68, Others 7–0. 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: 95
No: 78
Did not vote: 128
Date: May 21, 1880

By party

Democrats80 yes · 10 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 68 no · 59 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Phelps D-CT voted no
Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA voted yes
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted no
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted no
William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL voted no
William Ralls Morrison D-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
Calvin Cowgill R-IN voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Evarts Worcester Farr R-NH voted yes
Miles Ross D-NJ voted no
John William Ferdon R-NY voted yes
George Gibbs Dibrell D-TN voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
Joseph Jorgensen R-VA voted yes
James Manning Tyler R-VT voted yes
Lucien Bonaparte Caswell R-WI voted yes
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 concur in amendment to H.R. 3291, (21…: House Vote, May 21, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-275/to-concur-in-amendment-to-h-r-3291-21 (accessed 2026-10-17).