House roll call 406 · 46th Congress · Feb 28, 1881
To amend H.R. 7203, by eliminating a clause which provides for one half of the expenses of the columbia institute for the deaf and dumb to be paid out of the di
On Feb 28, 1881, the House voted 136–106 (HR 7203). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–87, Republicans 95–13, Others 8–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 46 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
- 106
- Did not vote
- 59
- Date
- Feb 28, 1881
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 87 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans95 yes · 13 no · 27 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted yes
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted yes
- Edward Livingston Martin D-DE voted yes
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted yes
- William Ephraim Smith D-GA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
- Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA voted no
- Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
- James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
- George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted yes
- John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted no
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted no
- Thomas Ryan R-KS voted no
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
- John Floyd King D-LA voted yes
- Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
- Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD voted yes
- Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
- Eli Jones Henkle D-MD voted yes
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
- Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI voted no
- Martin Linn Clardy D-MO voted yes
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO voted yes
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted yes
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted yes
- James Ronald Chalmers D-MS voted yes
- Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted no
- James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
- Cyrus Dan Prescott R-NY voted no
- John Van Voorhis R-NY voted no
- Jonathan Scoville D-NY voted yes
- John Walker Ryon D-PA voted yes
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA voted yes
- Morgan Ringland Wise D-PA voted yes
- Harry White R-PA voted no
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
- Hiram Casey Young D-TN voted yes
- John Goode Jr. D-VA voted yes
- Joseph Eggleston Johnston D-VA voted yes
- John Randolph Tucker D-VA voted yes
- John Thomas Harris D-VA voted yes
- Eppa Hunton D-VA voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV voted yes
- John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR
- Horace Davis R-CA
- Horace Francis Page R-CA
- Romualdo Pacheco R-CA
- James Burns Belford R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Frederick Miles R-CT
- Edward Livingston Martin D-DE
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL
- Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL
- William Ephraim Smith D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Emory Speer O-GA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering R-IA
- William George Thompson R-IA
- Edward Hooker Gillette O-IA
- William Fletcher Sapp R-IA
- Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA
- William Aldrich R-IL
- George Royal Davis R-IL
- Hiram Barber Jr. R-IL
- John Crocker Sherwin R-IL
- Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R-IL
- Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL
- Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL
- James Washington Singleton D-IL
- Albert Palaska Forsythe O-IL
- John Robert Thomas R-IL
- William Heilman R-IN
- George Augustus Bicknell D-IN
- Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN
- Gilbert De La Matyr O-IN
- Godlove Stein Orth R-IN
- William Henry Calkins R-IN
- Calvin Cowgill R-IN
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA
- John Floyd King D-LA
- Edward White Robertson D-LA
- William Wallace Crapo R-MA
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA
- Selwyn Zadock Bowman R-MA
- William Whitney Rice R-MA
- Amasa Norcross R-MA
- George Dexter Robinson R-MA
- Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD
- Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD
- Eli Jones Henkle D-MD
- Milton George Urner R-MD
- Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Stephen Decatur Lindsey R-ME
- John Stoughton Newberry R-MI
- Edwin Willits R-MI
- Jonas Hartzell Mcgowan R-MI
- John Wesley Stone R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Roswell Gilbert Horr R-MI
- Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Martin Linn Clardy D-MO
- Samuel Locke Sawyer O-MO
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- James Ronald Chalmers D-MS
- Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE
- Ossian Ray R-NH
- George Maxwell Robeson R-NJ
- Charles Henry Voorhis R-NJ
- John Lauris Blake R-NJ
- Lewis Alexander Brigham R-NJ
- Rollin Mallory Daggett R-NV
- Daniel O'Reilly O-NY
- Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY
- Anson George Mccook R-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John William Ferdon R-NY
- John Mosher Bailey R-NY
- Walter Abbott Wood R-NY
- John Hammond R-NY
- John Henry Starin R-NY
- David Wilber R-NY
- Warner Miller R-NY
- Joseph Mason R-NY
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- John Henry Camp R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight R-NY
- Richard Crowley R-NY
- Jonathan Scoville D-NY
- Henry Van Aernam R-NY
- Benjamin Butterworth R-OH
- Thomas Lowry Young R-OH
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH
- Henry Safford Neal R-OH
- William Mckinley Jr. R-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- Jonathan Taylor Updegraff R-OH
- Ezra Booth Taylor R-OH
- Amos Townsend R-OH
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- William Ward R-PA
- Abraham Herr Smith R-PA
- John Walker Ryon D-PA
- Edward Overton Jr. R-PA
- Horatio Gates Fisher R-PA
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA
- Seth Hartman Yocum O-PA
- Morgan Ringland Wise D-PA
- Russell Errett R-PA
- Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA
- Samuel Bernard Dick R-PA
- James H. Osmer R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Latimer Whipple Ballou R-RI
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC
- Hiram Casey Young D-TN
- George Washington Jones O-TX
- John Goode Jr. D-VA
- Joseph Eggleston Johnston D-VA
- Joseph Jorgensen R-VA
- John Randolph Tucker D-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT
- Lucien Bonaparte Caswell R-WI
- George Cochrane Hazelton R-WI
- Herman Leon Humphrey R-WI
- Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
How each representative voted: No
- Thomas Hord Herndon D-AL
- Hilary Abner Herbert D-AL
- William James Samford D-AL
- Thomas Williams D-AL
- Newton Nash Clements D-AL
- William Henry Forney D-AL
- William Manning Lowe O-AL
- Poindexter Dunn D-AR
- Jordan Edgar Cravens D-AR
- Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR
- Campbell Polson Berry D-CA
- James Phelps D-CT
- John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA
- Philip Cook D-GA
- Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA
- James Henderson Blount D-GA
- William Harrell Felton O-GA
- Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA
- Thomas Updegraff R-IA
- James Baird Weaver O-IA
- William McKendree Springer D-IL
- Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL
- William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN
- Jeptha Dudley New D-IN
- Abraham Jonathan (Abram) Hostetler D-IN
- Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN
- John Alexander Anderson R-KS
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS
- Thomas Ryan R-KS
- Oscar Turner O-KY
- James Andrew Mckenzie D-KY
- John William Caldwell D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Albert Shelby Willis D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY
- Thomas Turner D-KY
- Elijah Conner Phister D-KY
- Joseph Hayes Acklen D-LA
- Joseph Barton Elam D-LA
- William Kimmel D-MD
- George Washington Ladd O-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI
- Henry Poehler D-MN
- Erastus Wells D-MO
- Richard Graham Frost D-MO
- Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO
- John Finis Philips D-MO
- Gideon Frank Rothwell D-MO
- John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO
- William Henry Hatch D-MO
- Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS
- Charles Edward Hooker D-MS
- Jesse Johnson Yeates D-NC
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC
- Walter Leak Steele D-NC
- Robert Franklin Armfield D-NC
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC
- Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH
- James Frankland Briggs R-NH
- Hezekiah Bradley Smith D-NJ
- Miles Ross D-NJ
- Alvah Augustus Clark D-NJ
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Waldo Hutchins D-NY
- William Lounsbery D-NY
- Cyrus Dan Prescott R-NY
- John Van Voorhis R-NY
- John A. Mcmahon D-OH
- Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH
- William David Hill D-OH
- George Leroy Converse D-OH
- Henry Luther Dickey D-OH
- Gibson Atherton D-OH
- John Whiteaker D-OR
- Hiester Clymer D-PA
- Robert Klotz D-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright O-PA
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA
- Harry White R-PA
- John Smythe Richardson D-SC
- John Hamilton Evins D-SC
- George Dionysius Tillman D-SC
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- George Gibbs Dibrell D-TN
- Benton Mcmillin D-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN
- Charles Bryson Simonton D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- David Browning Culberson D-TX
- Olin Wellborn D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- George Craighead Cabell D-VA
- James Buchanan Richmond D-VA
- Peter Victor Deuster D-WI
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg D-WI
- Gabriel Bouck D-WI
- Benjamin Wilson D-WV
Did not vote
- Burwell Boykin Lewis D-AL
- John Turner Wait R-CT
- Noble Andrew Hull D-FL
- Henry Persons O-GA
- Rush Clark R-IA
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL
- Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL
- Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL
- William Ralph Myers D-IN
- John Harris Baker R-IN
- Walbridge Abner Field R-MA
- Leopold Morse D-MA
- George Bailey Loring R-MA
- William Augustus Russell R-MA
- William Claflin R-MA
- Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD
- Thompson Henry Murch O-ME
- James Richard Waddill D-MO
- Alfred Morrison Lay D-MO
- Nicholas Ford O-MO
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Joseph John Martin R-NC
- William Hodges Kitchin D-NC
- Daniel Lindsay Russell O-NC
- Joseph Jonathan Davis D-NC
- Evarts Worcester Farr R-NH
- James Way Covert D-NY
- Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY
- Nicholas Muller D-NY
- Edwin Einstein R-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- James O'Brien O-NY
- Levi Parsons Morton R-NY
- Amaziah Bailey James R-NY
- David Plunket Richardson R-NY
- Ray Vaughn Pierce R-NY
- Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH
- Ebenezer Byron Finley D-OH
- Thomas Ewing D-OH
- Adoniram Judson Warner D-OH
- George Washington Geddes D-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Henry Harrison Bingham R-PA
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- William Godshalk R-PA
- Reuben Knecht Bachman D-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- William Shadrack Shallenberger R-PA
- Michael Patrick O'Connor D-SC
- Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN
- John Ford House D-TN
- Christopher Columbus Upson D-TX
- Richard Lee Turberville Beale D-VA
- James Manning Tyler R-VT
- Bradley Barlow O-VT
- Charles Grandison Williams R-WI
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound R-WI
Other votes
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