To amend H.R. 5459 by reducing from $4,000,000 to $3,800,000 the appropriations for letter carriers and incidental expenses of the free delivery system. (p. 51

On Jun 13, 1884, the House voted 87–137 (HR 5459). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 85–48, Republicans 0–83, Others 2–6, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 48 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: 87
No: 137
Did not vote: 114
Date: Jun 13, 1884

By party

Democrats85 yes · 48 no · 68 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 83 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Taylor Jones D-AL voted no
Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted no
John Henry Rogers D-AR voted no
James Herbert Budd D-CA voted no
Barclay Henley D-CA voted no
Charles Allen Sumner D-CA voted no
John Raglan Glascock D-CA voted no
John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA voted no
Hugh Buchanan D-GA voted no
Seaborn Reese D-GA voted no
Thomas Hardeman Jr. D-GA voted no
William Henry Mills Pusey D-IA voted no
Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington D-IL voted no
Carleton Hunt D-LA voted no
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted no
John Floyd King D-LA voted no
Patrick Andrew Collins D-MA voted no
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Henry Bacon Lovering D-MA voted no
John Van Lear Findlay D-MD voted no
William Cotter Maybury D-MI voted no
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge D-MI voted no
Ezra Child Carleton D-MI voted no
John Joseph O'Neill D-MO voted no
James Overton Broadhead D-MO voted no
Martin Linn Clardy D-MO voted no
Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS voted no
Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
Henry Smith Van Eaton D-MS voted no
William Ruffin Cox D-NC voted no
William Mcadoo D-NJ voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY voted no
Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY voted no
John Holroyd Bagley Jr. D-NY voted no
John Arnot Jr. D-NY voted no
Halbert Stevens Greenleaf D-NY voted no
William Findlay Rogers D-NY voted no
James Herron Hopkins D-PA voted no
Samuel Dibble D-SC voted no
George Dionysius Tillman D-SC voted no
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted no
George William Dargan D-SC voted no
Andrew Jackson Caldwell D-TN voted no
Hiram Casey Young D-TN voted no
Charles Stewart D-TX voted no
Olin Wellborn D-TX voted no
Peter Victor Deuster D-WI voted no
Gilbert Motier Woodward D-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 amend H.R. 5459 by reducing from…: House Vote, Jun 13, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-H-122/to-amend-h-r-5459-by-reducing-from-4 (accessed 2026-10-16).