To table a resolution calling for a committee to investigate the conduct of representatives sparks and weaver.

On Dec 22, 1880, the House voted 105–44. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 80–2, Republicans 18–42, Others 9–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 105
No: 44
Did not vote: 150
Date: Dec 22, 1880

By party

Democrats80 yes · 2 no · 64 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 42 no · 75 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Campbell Polson Berry D-CA voted no
William George Thompson R-IA voted yes
William Fletcher Sapp R-IA voted yes
Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
George Dexter Robinson R-MA voted yes
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted yes
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
Levi Parsons Morton R-NY voted yes
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted yes
David Plunket Richardson R-NY voted yes
Richard Crowley R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Butterworth R-OH voted yes
Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA voted yes
William Shadrack Shallenberger R-PA voted yes
Harry White R-PA voted yes
Herman Leon Humphrey R-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 table a resolution calling for a…: House Vote, Dec 22, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-336/to-table-a-resolution-calling-for-a-committee-to (accessed 2026-10-15).