To amend H.R. 7203, (21 stat. 435, 3/3/81), the sundry civil appropriation bill for fiscal 1881, by appropriating $200,000 to establish at the isthmus of panama

On Feb 26, 1881, the House voted 114–85 (HR 7203). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 91–5, Democrats 18–77, Others 6–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 85
Did not vote: 100
Date: Feb 26, 1881

By party

Democrats18 yes · 77 no · 51 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans91 yes · 5 no · 39 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL voted no
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted no
Elijah Conner Phister D-KY voted yes
Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
John Floyd King D-LA voted yes
Richard Parks Bland D-MO voted yes
Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted yes
Jesse Johnson Yeates D-NC voted yes
William Hodges Kitchin D-NC voted yes
Robert Brank Vance D-NC voted yes
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted no
Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA voted no
Harry White R-PA voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted yes
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted yes
Richard Lee Turberville Beale D-VA voted yes
John Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
Eppa Hunton D-VA voted yes
James Buchanan Richmond D-VA voted yes
Benjamin Wilson D-WV 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 amend H.R. 7203, (21 stat. 435, 3/3/81)…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-405/to-amend-h-r-7203-21-stat-435-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).