To amend H.J.RES 60 (22-stat-378, 2/17/82), a resolution providing for the pay of committee clerks of the House Of Representatives, by eliminating the clerk for

On Jan 26, 1882, the House voted 104–118 (HJR 60). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–102, Democrats 87–11, Others 6–4, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 47th Congress (1881–1882), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 104
No: 118
Did not vote: 83
Date: Jan 26, 1882

By party

Democrats87 yes · 11 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 102 no · 42 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Turner Wait R-CT voted yes
Sewall Spaulding Farwell R-IA voted yes
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted yes
John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted no
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted no
John Floyd King D-LA voted no
Andrew Grant Chapman D-MD voted no
John Tyler Rich R-MI voted yes
Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO voted no
Joshua Gilman Hall R-NH voted yes
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh D-NJ voted no
Charles Rufus Skinner R-NY voted yes
John Henry Camp R-NY voted yes
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted yes
Jonathan Scoville D-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted yes
Samuel Henry Miller R-PA voted yes
John Smythe Richardson D-SC voted no
George Dionysius Tillman D-SC voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted no

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.J.RES 60 (22-stat-378, 2/17/82)…: House Vote, Jan 26, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-17/to-amend-h-j-res-60-22-stat-378 (accessed 2026-10-17).