To concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 6243, providing a $35,000 appropriation for the board of audit, consisting of the first and second controllers and the u.s

On Jul 14, 1882, the House voted 79–83 (HR 6243). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 70–11, Democrats 8–68, Others 0–4, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 79
No: 83
Did not vote: 143
Date: Jul 14, 1882

By party

Democrats8 yes · 68 no · 60 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans70 yes · 11 no · 74 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jordan Edgar Cravens D-AR voted yes
James Burns Belford R-CO voted no
James Phelps D-CT voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted no
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted yes
Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME voted no
Edwin Willits R-MI voted no
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
George Williams Cassidy D-NV voted yes
Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted yes
Cyrus Dan Prescott R-NY voted no
Jonathan Scoville D-NY voted yes
John Birchard Rice R-OH voted no
Ezra Booth Taylor R-OH voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Coleman Pound 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 concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 6243…: House Vote, Jul 14, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-211/to-concur-in-senate-amendment-to-h-r-6243 (accessed 2026-10-17).