To resolve the house into committee of the whole in order to resume consideration of H.R. 257.

On Jan 14, 1879, the House voted 124–94. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 112–6, Republicans 11–89, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 94
Did not vote: 82
Date: Jan 14, 1879

By party

Democrats112 yes · 6 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Republicans11 yes · 89 no · 42 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings R-IA voted yes
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
Thomas Alexander Boyd R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted yes
William Addison Phillips R-KS voted yes
Leopold Morse D-MA voted no
Anthony Friday Ittner R-MO voted yes
Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe R-MO voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted yes
Frank Jones D-NH voted no
Miles Ross D-NJ voted no
James Way Covert D-NY voted no
Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY voted no
Benjamin Albertson Willis D-NY voted no
Jacob Miller Campbell R-PA voted yes
Joseph Jorgensen R-VA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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