To pass H.R. 181, no quorum voting. (j.p. 55)

On Jun 3, 1884, the House voted 136–21 (HR 181). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 106–9, Republicans 26–11, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 48th Congress (1883–1884), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 136
No: 21
Did not vote: 182
Date: Jun 3, 1884

By party

Democrats106 yes · 9 no · 86 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 11 no · 87 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Calvin Oates D-AL voted no
Charles Miller Shelley D-AL voted no
James Burns Belford R-CO voted no
Edward Woodruff Seymour D-CT voted no
Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL voted no
Henry Gray Turner D-GA voted no
Carleton Hunt D-LA voted no
Robert Thompson Davis R-MA voted no
Eben Francis Stone R-MA voted no
William Whiting R-MA voted no
Milo White R-MN voted no
Halbert Stevens Greenleaf D-NY voted no
George Leroy Converse D-OH voted no
Isaac Newton Evans R-PA voted no
Samuel Fleming Barr R-PA voted no
Henry Joshua Spooner R-RI voted no
George William Dargan D-SC voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Gilbert Motier Woodward D-WI voted no
William Thompson Price R-WI 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 pass H.R. 181, no quorum voting. (j.p. 55): House Vote, Jun 3, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-H-110/to-pass-h-r-181-no-quorum-voting-j (accessed 2026-10-17).