To amend H.R. 1846, (21 stat. 287, 6/16/80), a bill relating to the public lands of the U.S., by providing that after purchase of govt. Lands, no U.S. Claim of

On May 22, 1880, the House voted 94–85 (HR 1846). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–71, Republicans 72–11, Others 7–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 94
No: 85
Did not vote: 122
Date: May 22, 1880

By party

Democrats15 yes · 71 no · 60 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 3 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans72 yes · 11 no · 52 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA voted no
William Fletcher Sapp R-IA voted no
Cyrus Clay Carpenter R-IA voted no
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
Adlai Ewing Stevenson D-IL voted yes
William Andrew Jackson Sparks D-IL voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Walpole Gillespie Colerick D-IN voted yes
Thomas Ryan R-KS voted no
Mark Hill Dunnell R-MN voted no
Henry Poehler D-MN voted yes
William Drew Washburn R-MN voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted yes
Hezekiah Bradley Smith D-NJ voted yes
Miles Ross D-NJ voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Joseph Mason R-NY voted no
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Thomas Ewing D-OH voted yes
Gibson Atherton D-OH voted yes
John Walker Ryon D-PA voted yes
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D-PA voted yes
Charles Bryson Simonton D-TN voted yes
Richard Lee Turberville Beale D-VA voted yes
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg D-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 amend H.R. 1846, (21 stat. 287, 6/16/80)…: House Vote, May 22, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-276/to-amend-h-r-1846-21-stat-287-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).