To consider a committee report on the contested election case of horatio bisbee JR. VS. Noble a. Hull of florida, over objections.

On Jan 21, 1881, the House voted 136–93. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–88, Republicans 106–0, Others 11–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 136
No: 93
Did not vote: 72
Date: Jan 21, 1881

By party

Democrats19 yes · 88 no · 39 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans106 yes · 0 no · 29 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Campbell Polson Berry D-CA voted yes
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted yes
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted yes
William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL voted yes
Jeptha Dudley New D-IN voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted yes
William Kimmel D-MD voted yes
Richard Graham Frost D-MO voted yes
Waldo Hutchins D-NY voted yes
John A. Mcmahon D-OH voted yes
Hiester Clymer D-PA voted yes
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA voted yes
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted yes
John Randolph Tucker D-VA voted yes
John Thomas Harris D-VA voted yes
Eppa Hunton D-VA voted yes
James Buchanan Richmond 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 consider a committee report on the…: House Vote, Jan 21, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-350/to-consider-a-committee-report-on-the-contested-election (accessed 2026-10-16).