To adjourn due to the late hour.

On May 20, 1879, the House voted 117–110. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 103–8, Republicans 2–101, Others 14–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 117
No: 110
Did not vote: 71
Date: May 20, 1879

By party

Democrats103 yes · 8 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others14 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 101 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD voted no
Miles Ross D-NJ voted no
Rollin Mallory Daggett R-NV voted yes
James Way Covert D-NY voted no
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted no
Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA voted no
Peter Victor Deuster D-WI 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 adjourn due to the late hour.: House Vote, May 20, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-48/to-adjourn-due-to-the-late-hour (accessed 2026-10-17).