To resolve into committee of whole for consideration of the business on the private calendar.

On May 23, 1879, the House voted 75–132. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–101, Republicans 74–16, Others 0–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 75
No: 132
Did not vote: 88
Date: May 23, 1879

By party

Democrats4 yes · 101 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 18 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans74 yes · 16 no · 45 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
John Robert Thomas R-IL voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Stephen Decatur Lindsey R-ME voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted no
Rollin Mallory Daggett R-NV voted no
James Way Covert D-NY voted yes
Nicholas Muller D-NY voted yes
Edwin Einstein R-NY voted no
Anson George Mccook R-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted yes
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH voted yes
Henry Safford Neal R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN 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 resolve into committee of whole for…: House Vote, May 23, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-60/to-resolve-into-committee-of-whole-for-consideration-of (accessed 2026-10-17).