That when the house adjourn today it do so until next thursday, no quorum voting.

On Feb 21, 1882, the House voted 70–40. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–6, Republicans 16–33, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 70
No: 40
Did not vote: 195
Date: Feb 21, 1882

By party

Democrats50 yes · 6 no · 80 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 33 no · 106 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Henderson Blount D-GA voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted yes
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted yes
George Royal Davis R-IL voted yes
Robert Moffett Allison Hawk R-IL voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL voted yes
George Washington Steele R-IN voted yes
Oscar Turner D-KY voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D-NJ voted no
Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY voted no
Lewis Beach D-NY voted no
Ferris Jacobs Jr. R-NY voted yes
Thomas Lowry Young R-OH voted yes
Emanuel Shultz R-OH voted yes
John Birchard Rice R-OH voted yes
Amos Townsend R-OH voted yes
Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker R-PA voted yes
Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA 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, “That when the house adjourn today it do so…: House Vote, Feb 21, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-43/that-when-the-house-adjourn-today-it-do-so (accessed 2026-10-16).