To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5031, a bill providing for the assessment and collection of taxes and licenses in the district of columbia. (p. 2077-2)

On Mar 20, 1882, the House voted 93–98 (HR 5031). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 82–12, Democrats 7–80, Others 4–6. 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: 93
No: 98
Did not vote: 114
Date: Mar 20, 1882

By party

Democrats7 yes · 80 no · 49 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans82 yes · 12 no · 61 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted no
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted no
Nelson Dingley Jr. R-ME voted no
Clement Dowd D-NC voted yes
Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE voted no
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
George Williams Cassidy D-NV voted yes
George West R-NY voted no
Ferris Jacobs Jr. R-NY voted no
Charles Rufus Skinner R-NY voted no
George Leroy Converse D-OH voted yes
George Washington Geddes D-OH voted yes
Morgan Ringland Wise D-PA voted yes
Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN voted no
William Robert Moore R-TN voted no
George Tankard Garrison D-VA voted yes
George Douglas Wise D-VA 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 pass H.R. 5031, a…: House Vote, Mar 20, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-65/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-5031 (accessed 2026-10-17).