To pass H.R. 7049 (22-stat-453, 3/3/83), a bill making appro priations for the post office department for the fiscal year ending june 30, 1884. (p. 487-1)

On Dec 20, 1882, the House voted 162–21 (HR 7049). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 93–2, Democrats 60–19, Others 9–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 162
No: 21
Did not vote: 122
Date: Dec 20, 1882

By party

Democrats60 yes · 19 no · 57 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans93 yes · 2 no · 60 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hilary Abner Herbert D-AL voted no
Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt D-AL voted no
Henry Gray Turner D-GA voted no
Hugh Buchanan D-GA voted no
Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA voted no
James Henderson Blount D-GA voted no
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted no
Oscar Turner D-KY voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO voted no
Charles Edward Hooker D-MS voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
Richard Warner D-TN voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted no
Charles Bryson Simonton D-TN voted no
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
Olin Wellborn D-TX voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
Christopher Columbus Upson D-TX 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. 7049 (22-stat-453, 3/3/83), a…: House Vote, Dec 20, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-264/to-pass-h-r-7049-22-stat-453-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).