To suspend the rules and pass a bill authorizing producers to sell $100 worth of tobacco on the farm where produced free of tax, and without a license.

On Jun 2, 1879, the House voted 114–83. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 102–3, Republicans 2–82, Others 13–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 114
No: 83
Did not vote: 97
Date: Jun 2, 1879

By party

Democrats102 yes · 3 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 82 no · 51 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Phelps D-CT voted no
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted no
Milton George Urner R-MD voted yes
Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN voted yes
Gabriel Bouck 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 suspend the rules and pass a bill…: House Vote, Jun 2, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-86/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-bill-authorizing (accessed 2026-10-16).