To proceed to the consideration of private business on the house calendar.

On Feb 18, 1881, the House voted 114–117. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 106–11, Republicans 1–102, Others 8–6. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 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: 114
No: 117
Did not vote: 67
Date: Feb 18, 1881

By party

Democrats106 yes · 11 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 102 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted no
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted no
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted no
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted no
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted no
Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY voted yes
John Morgan Bright D-TN voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
Gabriel Bouck D-WI voted no
John Edward Kenna D-WV 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 proceed to the consideration of private…: House Vote, Feb 18, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-384/to-proceed-to-the-consideration-of-private-business-on (accessed 2026-10-17).