To adjourn, due to apparent lack of quorum.

On Jan 21, 1881, the House voted 57–66. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 51–9, Republicans 3–54, Others 3–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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: 57
No: 66
Did not vote: 178
Date: Jan 21, 1881

By party

Democrats51 yes · 9 no · 86 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 54 no · 78 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Horace Davis R-CA voted yes
William McKendree Springer D-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted no
John Floyd King D-LA voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Richard Graham Frost D-MO voted no
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
Christopher Columbus Upson D-TX voted no
John Randolph Tucker D-VA 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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