To pass H.R. 181. (p. 4809-2)

On Jun 4, 1884, the House voted 139–26 (HR 181). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 106–14, Republicans 30–11, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 48th Congress (1883–1884), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 139
No: 26
Did not vote: 173
Date: Jun 4, 1884

By party

Democrats106 yes · 14 no · 81 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 11 no · 83 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Calvin Oates D-AL voted no
Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted no
James Burns Belford R-CO voted no
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
Edward Woodruff Seymour D-CT voted no
Henry Gray Turner D-GA voted no
Carleton Hunt D-LA voted no
Robert Thompson Davis R-MA voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
William Whiting R-MA voted no
John Van Lear Findlay D-MD voted no
Milo White R-MN voted no
Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO voted no
John Hart Brewer R-NJ voted no
Robert Smith Stevens D-NY voted no
George Leroy Converse D-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Isaac Newton Evans R-PA voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
Samuel Fleming Barr R-PA voted no
Henry Joshua Spooner R-RI voted no
George William Dargan D-SC voted no
John Randolph Tucker D-VA voted no
Gilbert Motier Woodward D-WI voted no
William Thompson Price 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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