To order the previous question and thereby bring to an immediate vote a motion closing debate at 5 p.m. Today on the pending paragraph and all amendments to h.r

On Mar 13, 1884, the House voted 141–25 (HR 5459). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 137–5, Republicans 1–19, Others 3–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 141
No: 25
Did not vote: 173
Date: Mar 13, 1884

By party

Democrats137 yes · 5 no · 59 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 19 no · 104 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted no
John Raglan Glascock D-CA voted no
John Turner Wait R-CT voted yes
George Dionysius Tillman D-SC voted no
David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted no
George William Dargan D-SC 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 order the previous question and thereby…: House Vote, Mar 13, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-H-43/to-order-the-previous-question-and-thereby-bring-to (accessed 2026-10-17).