To recede and concur in a Senate amendment to H.R. 5459, increasing the appropriation for railway mail clerks from $4,000,000 to $4,300,000. (p. 5155-1)

On Jun 14, 1884, the House voted 94–117 (HR 5459). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–115, Republicans 76–0, Others 3–2, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 94
No: 117
Did not vote: 128
Date: Jun 14, 1884

By party

Democrats14 yes · 115 no · 72 didn’t vote
Republicans76 yes · 0 no · 48 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Seaborn Reese D-GA voted yes
Allen Daniel Candler D-GA voted yes
Carleton Hunt D-LA voted yes
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
John Van Lear Findlay D-MD voted yes
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge D-MI voted yes
Ezra Child Carleton D-MI voted yes
John Joseph O'Neill D-MO voted yes
Henry Smith Van Eaton D-MS voted yes
Ethelbert Barksdale D-MS voted yes
William Erigena Robinson D-NY voted yes
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
George William Dargan D-SC voted yes
Peter Victor Deuster D-WI 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 recede and concur in a Senate amendment…: House Vote, Jun 14, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-H-125/to-recede-and-concur-in-a-senate-amendment-to (accessed 2026-10-17).