To limit debate on the pending section and amendments thereto, of H.R. 257, to 20 minutes.

On Jan 14, 1879, the House voted 124–105 (HR 257). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 118–6, Republicans 6–101, 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: 124
No: 105
Did not vote: 69
Date: Jan 14, 1879

By party

Democrats118 yes · 6 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans6 yes · 101 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Marcellus Landers D-CT voted no
Levi Warner D-CT voted no
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
William Addison Phillips R-KS voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe R-MO voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
Frank Jones D-NH voted no
Benjamin Albertson Willis D-NY voted no
Joseph Jorgensen R-VA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To limit debate on the pending section and…: House Vote, Jan 14, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-273/to-limit-debate-on-the-pending-section-and-amendments (accessed 2026-10-17).