To adjourn and thereby prevent action on the reconsideration of a vote closing debate on all amendments to H.R. 5459 at 5 p.m. Today. (p. 1883-1)

On Mar 13, 1884, the House voted 61–156 (HR 5459). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–135, Republicans 56–17, Others 5–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 61
No: 156
Did not vote: 122
Date: Mar 13, 1884

By party

Democrats0 yes · 135 no · 66 didn’t vote
Republicans56 yes · 17 no · 51 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Adam Kasson R-IA voted no
William Cullen R-IL voted no
Lewis Edwin Payson R-IL voted no
John Robert Thomas R-IL voted no
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted no
Thomas Ryan R-KS voted no
John Davis Long R-MA voted no
Francis Williams Rockwell R-MA voted no
James Beach Wakefield R-MN voted no
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
Henry Lee Morey R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
Jacob Miller Campbell R-PA voted no
Samuel Henry Miller R-PA voted no
John Wolcott Stewart R-VT 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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