To amend H.R. 6266, by increasing the appropriation for surveying the public lands from $300,000.00 to $400,000.00.

On May 31, 1880, the House voted 73–85 (HR 6266). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–70, Republicans 60–5, Others 2–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 73
No: 85
Did not vote: 143
Date: May 31, 1880

By party

Democrats11 yes · 70 no · 65 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans60 yes · 5 no · 70 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted yes
Campbell Polson Berry D-CA voted yes
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
James Phelps D-CT voted yes
James Washington Singleton D-IL voted yes
Joseph Barton Elam D-LA voted yes
John Floyd King D-LA voted yes
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
Edwin Willits R-MI voted no
Henry Poehler D-MN voted yes
Simeon Baldwin Chittenden R-NY voted no
George Leroy Converse D-OH voted yes
James Monroe R-OH voted no
John Whiteaker D-OR voted yes
Latimer Whipple Ballou R-RI voted no
David Browning Culberson 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 amend H.R. 6266, by increasing the…: House Vote, May 31, 1880,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-H-286/to-amend-h-r-6266-by-increasing-the-appropriation (accessed 2026-10-17).