To amend H.R. 6266, (21 stat. 259, 6/16/80), a sundry civil appropriations bill for fiscal 1880, by increasing the appropriation for a geodetic survey of the gu

On May 31, 1880, the House voted 88–82 (HR 6266). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–68, Republicans 67–4, Others 2–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 88
No: 82
Did not vote: 131
Date: May 31, 1880

By party

Democrats19 yes · 68 no · 59 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans67 yes · 4 no · 64 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted yes
James Phelps D-CT voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL voted no
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted yes
John Robert Thomas R-IL voted no
Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL voted yes
Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN voted yes
John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Edwin Willits R-MI voted no
Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI voted no
Henry Poehler D-MN voted yes
Miles Ross D-NJ voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted yes
Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH voted yes
William David Hill D-OH voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted yes
John Hamilton Evins D-SC voted yes
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted yes
John Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Peter Victor Deuster D-WI 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 amend H.R. 6266, (21 stat. 259, 6/16/80)…: House Vote, May 31, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-283/to-amend-h-r-6266-21-stat-259-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).