To table a resolution asking the speaker to have the armed force at the doors of the capitol removed immediately.

On Mar 3, 1881, the House voted 99–120. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–111, Republicans 94–3, Others 5–6. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 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: 99
No: 120
Did not vote: 82
Date: Mar 3, 1881

By party

Democrats0 yes · 111 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans94 yes · 3 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted no
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA 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 table a resolution asking the speaker to…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-439/to-table-a-resolution-asking-the-speaker-to-have (accessed 2026-10-16).