To agree to a report of the conference committee on H.R. 6242.

On Jul 25, 1882, the House voted 82–97 (HR 6242). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 53–41, Democrats 25–55, Others 3–2, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 66 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: 82
No: 97
Did not vote: 125
Date: Jul 25, 1882

By party

Democrats25 yes · 55 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans53 yes · 41 no · 61 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Calvin Oates D-AL voted yes
Thomas Williams D-AL voted yes
William Henry Forney D-AL voted yes
Poindexter Dunn D-AR voted yes
James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted yes
Jordan Edgar Cravens D-AR voted yes
Thomas Montague Gunter D-AR voted yes
Edward Livingston Martin D-DE voted yes
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
Marsena Edgar Cutts R-IA voted no
John Adam Kasson R-IA voted no
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted no
Stanton Judkins Peelle R-IN voted no
George Washington Steele R-IN voted no
John Alexander Anderson R-KS voted no
Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS voted no
Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA voted yes
Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA voted yes
John Floyd King D-LA voted yes
Edward White Robertson D-LA voted yes
Ambrose Arnold Ranney R-MA voted no
Amasa Norcross R-MA voted no
George Dexter Robinson R-MA voted no
George Washington Covington D-MD voted yes
Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell D-MD voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Andrew Grant Chapman D-MD voted yes
Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME voted no
Nelson Dingley Jr. R-ME voted no
Edwin Willits R-MI voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Oliver Lyman Spaulding R-MI voted no
Horace Burton Strait R-MN voted no
Richard Graham Frost D-MO voted yes
Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO voted yes
Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS voted yes
Vannoy Hartrog (Van) Manning D-MS voted yes
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted yes
James Frankland Briggs R-NH voted no
Ossian Ray R-NH voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Ferris Jacobs Jr. R-NY voted no
Charles Rufus Skinner R-NY voted no
Cyrus Dan Prescott R-NY voted no
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth R-NY voted no
John Van Voorhis R-NY voted no
Henry Lee Morey R-OH voted no
James Monroe Ritchie R-OH voted no
James Sidney Robinson R-OH voted no
John Birchard Rice R-OH voted no
Rufus Dawes R-OH voted no
Jonathan Taylor Updegraff R-OH voted no
William Mckinley Jr. R-OH voted no
William Godshalk R-PA voted no
Abraham Herr Smith R-PA voted no
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin R-PA voted no
Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker R-PA voted no
Jacob Miller Campbell R-PA voted no
Horatio Gates Fisher R-PA voted no
Samuel Henry Miller R-PA voted no
John Hamilton Evins D-SC voted yes
George Tankard Garrison D-VA voted yes
John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA voted yes
James Manning Tyler R-VT voted no
John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To agree to a report of the conference…: House Vote, Jul 25, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-H-234/to-agree-to-a-report-of-the-conference-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).