To pass H.R. 2175, (21 stat. 30, 6/23/79), the army appropriations bill for fiscal 1879.

On Jun 11, 1879, the House voted 172–31 (HR 2175). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 100–17, Republicans 76–13, Others 13–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 30 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: 172
No: 31
Did not vote: 80
Date: Jun 11, 1879

By party

Democrats100 yes · 17 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans76 yes · 13 no · 46 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted no
William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted no
John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA voted no
William Ephraim Smith D-GA voted no
Philip Cook D-GA voted no
Calvin Cowgill R-IN voted no
James Proctor Knott D-KY voted no
Martin Linn Clardy D-MO voted no
Richard Graham Frost D-MO voted no
Gideon Frank Rothwell D-MO voted no
John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO voted no
Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted no
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted no
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
Hezekiah Bradley Smith D-NJ voted no
Rollin Mallory Daggett R-NV voted no
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
Thomas Lowry Young R-OH voted no
Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted no
Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Ward R-PA voted no
Robert Klotz D-PA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA voted no
Harry White R-PA voted no
Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT voted no
Charles Grandison Williams R-WI voted no
Herman Leon Humphrey R-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 pass H.R. 2175, (21 stat. 30, 6/23/79)…: House Vote, Jun 11, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-99/to-pass-h-r-2175-21-stat-30-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).