To pass H.R. 5559 (22-stat-117, 6/30/82), a bill making appropriations for the support of the army for fiscal year ending june 30, 1883. (p. 938)

On Apr 5, 1882, the House voted 121–36 (HR 5559). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 61–14, Democrats 54–20, Others 5–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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: 121
No: 36
Did not vote: 148
Date: Apr 5, 1882

By party

Democrats54 yes · 20 no · 62 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans61 yes · 14 no · 80 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Gray Turner D-GA voted no
Philip Cook D-GA voted no
Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA voted no
Judson Claudius Clements D-GA voted no
Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA voted no
Lewis Edwin Payson R-IL voted no
Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL voted no
Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Courtland Cushing Matson D-IN voted no
Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN voted no
Oscar Turner D-KY voted no
Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY voted no
John Daugherty White R-KY voted no
John Wilson Candler R-MA voted no
Amasa Norcross R-MA voted no
George Washington Covington D-MD voted no
Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME voted no
George Washington Webber R-MI voted no
William Ruffin Cox D-NC voted no
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
Henry Schenck Harris D-NJ voted no
Philip Henry Dugro D-NY voted no
George West R-NY voted no
John Birchard Rice R-OH voted no
Addison S. Mcclure R-OH voted no
Augustus Herman Pettibone R-TN voted no
Benton Mcmillin D-TN voted no
Richard Warner D-TN voted no
John Ford House D-TN voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
Joseph Jorgensen R-VA voted no
Herman Leon Humphrey 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 pass H.R. 5559 (22-stat-117, 6/30/82), a…: House Vote, Apr 5, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-79/to-pass-h-r-5559-22-stat-117-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).