To recommit to the committee on ways and means H.R. 5538, a bill reducing internal revenue taxation, with instructions to report a bill repealing all internal r

On Jun 27, 1882, the House voted 56–126 (HR 5538). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–110, Democrats 53–16, Others 3–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 56
No: 126
Did not vote: 121
Date: Jun 27, 1882

By party

Democrats53 yes · 16 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 110 no · 44 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Phelps D-CT voted no
Hugh Buchanan D-GA voted no
Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA voted no
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted no
Judson Claudius Clements D-GA voted no
Oscar Turner D-KY voted no
James Proctor Knott D-KY voted no
Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY voted no
John Daugherty White R-KY voted yes
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD voted no
Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell D-MD voted no
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted no
Jonathan Scoville D-NY voted no
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted no
Benjamin Wilson D-WV 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 recommit to the committee on ways and…: House Vote, Jun 27, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-201/to-recommit-to-the-committee-on-ways-and-means (accessed 2026-10-17).