To table a motion to reconsider the vote rejecting an amendment to H.R. 4867, increasing the number of enlisted men from 20,000 to 25,000.

On May 27, 1878, the House voted 121–114 (HR 4867). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 133–6, Republicans 1–121, Others 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 7 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: 121
No: 114
Did not vote: 39
Date: May 27, 1878

By party

Democrats133 yes · 6 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans1 yes · 121 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John King Luttrell D-CA voted no
Alpheus Starkey Williams D-MI voted no
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
James Webb Throckmorton D-TX voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted no
Gustave Schleicher D-TX 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 table a motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, May 27, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-188/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-rejecting (accessed 2026-10-17).