1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 186 (45th Congress)

House roll call 186 · 45th Congress · May 27, 1878

To amend H.R. 4867 (20-stat-145, 6/18/78), a bill making appropriations for the support of the army for fiscal year ending 6/30/1879 by increasing the number of

On May 27, 1878, the House voted 116–119 (HR 4867). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–130, Republicans 118–1, Others 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
116
No
119
Did not vote
42
Date
May 27, 1878

By party

  • Democrats9 yes · 130 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 2 no
  • Republicans118 yes · 1 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 4867 (20-stat-145, 6/18/78), a…: House Vote, May 27…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-186/to-amend-h-r-4867-20-stat-145-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).