To adopt an amendment to H.R. 4414 providing that whenever a criminal offense has been committed by revenue officers or agents in the execution of internal rev.

On Jun 5, 1878, the House voted 108–106 (HR 4414). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 113–7, Republicans 5–104, Others 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 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: 108
No: 106
Did not vote: 71
Date: Jun 5, 1878

By party

Democrats113 yes · 7 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans5 yes · 104 no · 33 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Marcellus Landers D-CT voted no
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
William Walsh D-MD voted no
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
Augustus William Cutler D-NJ voted no
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D-NJ voted no
James Way Covert D-NY voted no
George Monroe Beebe D-NY voted no
Richard Williams R-OR voted yes
James Henry Randolph R-TN voted yes
Gabriel Bouck D-WI 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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