To suspend the rules and pass a resolution providing that the committee on public buildings and grounds investigate all expenses pertaining to preparation and f

On Jun 9, 1879, the House voted 115–82. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 105–4, Republicans 5–78, Others 13–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 9 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: 115
No: 82
Did not vote: 96
Date: Jun 9, 1879

By party

Democrats105 yes · 4 no · 37 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 78 no · 52 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted yes
George Augustus Bicknell D-IN voted no
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted yes
William Augustus Russell R-MA voted yes
Milton George Urner R-MD voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
Peter Victor Deuster D-WI voted no
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 resolution…: House Vote, Jun 9, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-94/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-providing (accessed 2026-10-16).