To adjourn and thereby delay consideration of H.R. 4429. (p. 3775-1)

On May 9, 1882, the House voted 89–99. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–84, Democrats 72–10, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 47th Congress (1881–1882), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 89
No: 99
Did not vote: 117
Date: May 9, 1882

By party

Democrats72 yes · 10 no · 54 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 84 no · 54 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Turner Wait R-CT voted yes
John Crocker Sherwin R-IL voted yes
John Henry Lewis R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
William Whitney Rice R-MA voted yes
Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI voted yes
William Henry Hatch D-MO voted no
Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS voted no
Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted no
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted no
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH voted no
James Sidney Robinson R-OH voted yes
Henry Safford Neal R-OH voted yes
Addison S. Mcclure R-OH voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted yes
Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker R-PA voted yes
Morgan Ringland Wise D-PA voted no
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted no
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted no
Christopher Columbus Upson D-TX voted no
George Cochrane Hazelton R-WI 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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