House roll call 24 · 45th Congress · Nov 21, 1877
To concur in an amendment of the committee of the whole to H.R. 1526 allotting the unexpended balance of appropriation for star service of mails of last year to
On Nov 21, 1877, the House voted 108–129 (HR 1526). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 58–64, Republicans 50–66, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 108 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
- 129
- Did not vote
- 62
- Date
- Nov 21, 1877
By party
- Democrats58 yes · 64 no · 36 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Republicans50 yes · 66 no · 26 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jeremiah Norman Williams D-AL voted yes
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted yes
- Robert Fulwood Ligon D-AL voted yes
- William Henry Forney D-AL voted yes
- William Willis Garth D-AL voted yes
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted yes
- Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR voted yes
- Horace Davis R-CA voted yes
- Horace Francis Page R-CA voted yes
- Romualdo Pacheco R-CA voted yes
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL voted yes
- Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL voted yes
- Julian Hartridge D-GA voted yes
- Philip Cook D-GA voted yes
- Henry Richard Harris D-GA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
- Hiram Parks Bell D-GA voted yes
- Joseph Champlin Stone R-IA voted yes
- Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
- Theodore Weld Burdick R-IA voted yes
- Rush Clark R-IA voted yes
- Ezekiel Silas Sampson R-IA voted yes
- Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings R-IA voted yes
- William Fletcher Sapp R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Addison Oliver R-IA voted yes
- William Lathrop R-IL voted yes
- Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
- Robert McCarty Knapp D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Foster Tipton R-IL voted yes
- William Addison Phillips R-KS voted yes
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted yes
- Thomas Ryan R-KS voted yes
- Andrew Rechmond Boone D-KY voted yes
- John William Caldwell D-KY voted yes
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Barton Elam D-LA voted yes
- Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
- William Wallace Crapo R-MA voted yes
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA voted yes
- George Bailey Loring R-MA voted yes
- Amasa Norcross R-MA voted yes
- George Dexter Robinson R-MA voted yes
- Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD voted yes
- Charles Boyle Roberts D-MD voted yes
- Llewellyn Powers R-ME voted yes
- Alpheus Starkey Williams D-MI voted yes
- John Wesley Stone R-MI voted yes
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted yes
- Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe R-MO voted yes
- Robert Anthony Hatcher D-MO voted yes
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO voted yes
- Charles Henry Morgan D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Theodore Crittenden D-MO voted yes
- Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS voted yes
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted yes
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted yes
- Charles Edward Hooker D-MS voted yes
- James Ronald Chalmers D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Johnson Yeates D-NC voted yes
- Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC voted yes
- Joseph Jonathan Davis D-NC voted yes
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted yes
- Walter Leak Steele D-NC voted yes
- William McKendree Robbins D-NC voted yes
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC voted yes
- Frank Welch R-NE voted yes
- Clement Hall Sinnickson R-NJ voted yes
- John Howard Pugh R-NJ voted yes
- Thomas Baldwin Peddie R-NJ voted yes
- Thomas Wren R-NV voted yes
- Terence John Quinn D-NY voted yes
- John Henry Starin R-NY voted yes
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY voted yes
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight R-NY voted yes
- Thomas Ewing D-OH voted yes
- Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes R-OH voted yes
And 28 more.
How each representative voted: Yes
- Jeremiah Norman Williams D-AL
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL
- Robert Fulwood Ligon D-AL
- William Henry Forney D-AL
- William Willis Garth D-AL
- William Ferguson Slemons D-AR
- Jordan Edgar Cravens O-AR
- Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR
- Horace Davis R-CA
- Horace Francis Page R-CA
- Romualdo Pacheco R-CA
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL
- Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL
- Julian Hartridge D-GA
- Philip Cook D-GA
- Henry Richard Harris D-GA
- William Harrell Felton O-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Hiram Parks Bell D-GA
- Joseph Champlin Stone R-IA
- Hiram Price R-IA
- Theodore Weld Burdick R-IA
- Rush Clark R-IA
- Ezekiel Silas Sampson R-IA
- Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings R-IA
- William Fletcher Sapp R-IA
- Samuel Addison Oliver R-IA
- William Lathrop R-IL
- Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL
- Robert McCarty Knapp D-IL
- Thomas Foster Tipton R-IL
- William Addison Phillips R-KS
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS
- Thomas Ryan R-KS
- Andrew Rechmond Boone D-KY
- John William Caldwell D-KY
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA
- Joseph Barton Elam D-LA
- Edward White Robertson D-LA
- William Wallace Crapo R-MA
- Benjamin Winslow Harris R-MA
- George Bailey Loring R-MA
- Amasa Norcross R-MA
- George Dexter Robinson R-MA
- Daniel Maynadier Henry D-MD
- Charles Boyle Roberts D-MD
- Llewellyn Powers R-ME
- Alpheus Starkey Williams D-MI
- John Wesley Stone R-MI
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN
- Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe R-MO
- Robert Anthony Hatcher D-MO
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO
- Charles Henry Morgan D-MO
- Thomas Theodore Crittenden D-MO
- Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS
- Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Charles Edward Hooker D-MS
- James Ronald Chalmers D-MS
- Jesse Johnson Yeates D-NC
- Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC
- Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC
- Joseph Jonathan Davis D-NC
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC
- Walter Leak Steele D-NC
- William McKendree Robbins D-NC
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC
- Frank Welch R-NE
- Clement Hall Sinnickson R-NJ
- John Howard Pugh R-NJ
- Thomas Baldwin Peddie R-NJ
- Thomas Wren R-NV
- Terence John Quinn D-NY
- John Henry Starin R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight R-NY
- Thomas Ewing D-OH
- Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes R-OH
- Chapman Freeman R-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Isaac Newton Evans R-PA
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Jacob Miller Campbell R-PA
- William Shadrack Shallenberger R-PA
- Benjamin Tucker Eames R-RI
- Richard Harvey Cain R-SC
- John Hamilton Evins D-SC
- George Gibbs Dibrell D-TN
- Haywood Yancey Riddle D-TN
- John Ford House D-TN
- Hiram Casey Young D-TN
- David Browning Culberson D-TX
- James Webb Throckmorton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX
- Gustave Schleicher D-TX
- John Goode Jr. D-VA
- Gilbert Carlton Walker D-VA
- George Craighead Cabell D-VA
- John Randolph Tucker D-VA
- Auburn Lorenzo Pridemore D-VA
- Charles Grandison Williams R-WI
- William Pitt Lynde D-WI
- Gabriel Bouck D-WI
- Herman Leon Humphrey R-WI
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- George Marcellus Landers D-CT
- John Turner Wait R-CT
- Levi Warner D-CT
- James Williams D-DE
- James Henderson Blount D-GA
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering R-IA
- William Aldrich R-IL
- Lorenzo Brentano R-IL
- Horatio Chapin Burchard R-IL
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL
- Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL
- Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL
- William McKendree Springer D-IL
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL
- John Rice Eden D-IL
- William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- William Hartzell D-IL
- Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL
- Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN
- Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN
- Milton Stapp Robinson R-IN
- John Hanna R-IN
- Morton Craig Hunter R-IN
- Michael Doherty White R-IN
- William Henry Calkins R-IN
- Andrew Holman Hamilton D-IN
- John Harris Baker R-IN
- James Andrew Mckenzie D-KY
- James Proctor Knott D-KY
- Albert Shelby Willis D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Milton Jameson Durham D-KY
- Thomas Turner D-KY
- John Blades Clarke D-KY
- Leopold Morse D-MA
- William Claflin R-MA
- William Whitney Rice R-MA
- William Kimmel D-MD
- William Walsh D-MD
- Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Stephen Decatur Lindsey R-ME
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Edwin Willits R-MI
- Edwin William Keightley R-MI
- Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI
- Jay Abel Hubbell R-MI
- Jacob Henry Stewart R-MN
- Anthony Friday Ittner R-MO
- Nathan Cole R-MO
- Benjamin Joseph Franklin D-MO
- David Rea D-MO
- John Bullock Clark Jr. D-MO
- John Montgomery Glover D-MO
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Frank Jones D-NH
- James Frankland Briggs R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- Miles Ross D-NJ
- Alvah Augustus Clark D-NJ
- Augustus William Cutler D-NJ
- Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D-NJ
- James Way Covert D-NY
- Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY
- Nicholas Muller D-NY
- Anson George Mccook R-NY
- Fernando Wood D-NY
- Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY
- Benjamin Albertson Willis D-NY
- Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY
- George Monroe Beebe D-NY
- Stephen Lorenzo Mayham D-NY
- Andrew Williams R-NY
- Amaziah Bailey James R-NY
- William Johnson Bacon R-NY
- William Henry Baker R-NY
- John Henry Camp R-NY
- John Newton Hungerford R-NY
- Elizur Kirke Hart D-NY
- Charles Brewster Benedict D-NY
- Daniel Newton Lockwood D-NY
- George Washington Patterson R-NY
- Henry Blackstone Banning D-OH
- Mills Gardner R-OH
- John A. Mcmahon D-OH
- Americus Vespucius Rice D-OH
- Jacob Dolson Cox R-OH
- Henry Luther Dickey D-OH
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH
- John Sills Jones R-OH
- Charles Foster R-OH
- Henry Safford Neal R-OH
- Ebenezer Byron Finley D-OH
- Lorenzo Danford R-OH
- William Mckinley Jr. R-OH
- James Monroe R-OH
- James Abram Garfield R-OH
- Amos Townsend R-OH
- Richard Williams R-OR
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- William Ward R-PA
- Hiester Clymer D-PA
- Abraham Herr Smith R-PA
- Francis Dolan Collins D-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- James Bernard Reilly D-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- Edward Overton Jr. R-PA
- William Shearer Stenger D-PA
- Levi Maish D-PA
- Levi Augustus Mackey D-PA
- Jacob Turney D-PA
- Russell Errett R-PA
- Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA
- Harry White R-PA
- John McCandless Thompson R-PA
- Lewis Findlay Watson R-PA
- Joseph Hayne Rainey R-SC
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN
- Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT
- Dudley Chase Denison R-VT
- George Whitman Hendee R-VT
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg D-WI
- Benjamin Wilson D-WV
- Benjamin Franklin Martin D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Did not vote
- James Taylor Jones D-AL
- Hilary Abner Herbert D-AL
- Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt D-AL
- Lucien Coatsworth Gause D-AR
- John King Luttrell D-CA
- Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton D-CA
- Thomas MacDonald Patterson D-CO
- James Phelps D-CT
- Jesse Johnson Finley D-FL
- William Bennett Fleming D-GA
- William Ephraim Smith D-GA
- Milton Anthony Candler D-GA
- Carter Henry Harrison D-IL
- Benoni Stinson Fuller D-IN
- George Augustus Bicknell D-IN
- Leonidas Sexton R-IN
- James La Fayette Evans R-IN
- Chester Bidwell Darrall R-LA
- Joseph Hayes Acklen D-LA
- John Edwards Leonard R-LA
- John Smith Young D-LA
- Benjamin Dean D-MA
- Walbridge Abner Field R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA
- Thomas Swann D-MD
- Eli Jones Henkle D-MD
- Jonas Hartzell Mcgowan R-MI
- Charles Clinton Ellsworth R-MI
- Horace Burton Strait R-MN
- Henry Moses Pollard R-MO
- Thomas Jefferson Majors R-NE
- William Davis Veeder D-NY
- Archibald Meserole Bliss D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Anthony Eickhoff D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- John Mosher Bailey R-NY
- Martin Ingham Townsend R-NY
- Solomon Bundy R-NY
- George Augustus Bagley R-NY
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- Milton Sayler D-OH
- Milton Isaiah Southard D-OH
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Samuel Augustus Bridges D-PA
- Latimer Whipple Ballou R-RI
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC
- Robert Smalls R-SC
- James Henry Randolph R-TN
- Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh R-TN
- John Morgan Bright D-TN
- William Parker Caldwell D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Beverly Browne Douglas D-VA
- Richard Lee Turberville Beale D-VA
- Joseph Jorgensen R-VA
- John Thomas Harris D-VA
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- Lucien Bonaparte Caswell R-WI
- George Cochrane Hazelton R-WI
Other votes
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