To order a call of the house, motion made during debate on H.R. 2266.

On Jun 26, 1879, the House voted 112–53 (HR 2266). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 91–3, Republicans 15–47, Others 9–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 46th Congress (1879–1880), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 112
No: 53
Did not vote: 132
Date: Jun 26, 1879

By party

Democrats91 yes · 3 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 47 no · 73 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Ferguson Slemons D-AR voted no
John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA voted no
Greenbury Lafayette Fort R-IL voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted yes
Edwin Willits R-MI voted yes
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted yes
Mark Spencer Brewer R-MI voted yes
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted yes
Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
William Godshalk R-PA voted yes
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted yes
David Browning Culberson D-TX voted no
Joseph Jorgensen R-VA voted yes
Charles Herbert Joyce R-VT voted yes
Lucien Bonaparte Caswell R-WI voted yes
Thaddeus Coleman Pound 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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Capitol Receipts, “To order a call of the house, motion made…: House Vote, Jun 26, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-120/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-motion-made (accessed 2026-10-17).