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On Mar 3, 1879, the House voted 17–221. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–128, Republicans 17–92, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 17
No: 221
Did not vote: 63
Date: Mar 3, 1879

By party

Democrats0 yes · 128 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans17 yes · 92 no · 33 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Addison Oliver R-IA voted yes
Philip Cornelius Hayes R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted yes
William Whitney Rice R-MA voted yes
Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI voted yes
John Henry Camp R-NY voted yes
John Newton Hungerford R-NY voted yes
George Washington Patterson R-NY voted yes
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted yes
Richard Williams R-OR voted yes
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted yes
Harry White R-PA voted yes
Robert Smalls R-SC voted yes
Herman Leon Humphrey R-WI 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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