To adjourn, motion made during a appeal from a decision of the chair that a motion submitting an amendment to the rule 51 was in order.

On May 28, 1879, the House voted 11–187. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–106, Republicans 11–67, Others 0–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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: 11
No: 187
Did not vote: 103
Date: May 28, 1879

By party

Democrats0 yes · 106 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 67 no · 57 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL voted yes
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
Selwyn Zadock Bowman R-MA voted yes
Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI voted yes
John Hammond R-NY voted yes
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted yes
Henry Safford Neal R-OH voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
Russell Errett R-PA 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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