To concur in a Senate amendment to H.R. 1526 appropriating $24,500, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of railway post office clerks, route

On Dec 11, 1877, the House voted 121–123 (HR 1526). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–117, Republicans 112–4, Others 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 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: 121
No: 123
Did not vote: 58
Date: Dec 11, 1877

By party

Democrats9 yes · 117 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no
Republicans112 yes · 4 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted yes
John King Luttrell D-CA voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted no
John Harris Baker R-IN voted no
Alpheus Starkey Williams D-MI voted yes
Curtis Hooks Brogden R-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Waddell D-NC voted yes
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted yes
James Webb Throckmorton D-TX voted yes
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
De Witt Clinton Giddings D-TX voted yes
Gustave Schleicher D-TX 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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Capitol Receipts, “To concur in a Senate amendment to H.R. 1526…: House Vote, Dec 11…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-H-39/to-concur-in-a-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).