To amend H.R. 6730, (21 stat. 485, 3/3/81), the indian department appropriations bill for fiscal 1881, by appropriating $10,000 for expenses of a citizens' comm

On Jan 11, 1881, the House voted 107–118 (HR 6730). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–105, Republicans 93–5, Others 7–10. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 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: 107
No: 118
Did not vote: 73
Date: Jan 11, 1881

By party

Democrats8 yes · 105 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 10 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans93 yes · 5 no · 37 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA voted yes
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted yes
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN voted yes
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted no
Joseph Hayes Acklen D-LA voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted yes
Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO voted yes
Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE voted no
John Walker Ryon D-PA voted yes
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA voted yes
Russell Errett R-PA 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 amend H.R. 6730, (21 stat. 485, 3/3/81)…: House Vote, Jan 11, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-338/to-amend-h-r-6730-21-stat-485-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).