To suspend the rules and table a house resolution. (j.p. 646)

On Mar 3, 1883, the House voted 36–130. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–121, Democrats 28–3, Others 1–5, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 36
No: 130
Did not vote: 139
Date: Mar 3, 1883

By party

Democrats28 yes · 3 no · 105 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 121 no · 27 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Adam Kasson R-IA voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
George Washington Steele R-IN voted yes
George Washington Covington D-MD voted no
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD voted no
George Maxwell Robeson R-NJ voted yes
Perry Belmont D-NY voted no
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted yes
Samuel Henry Miller R-PA voted yes
Richard William Guenther 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and table a house…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1883,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-348/to-suspend-the-rules-and-table-a-house-resolution (accessed 2026-10-15).