House roll call 137 · 48th Congress · Jun 21, 1884
To take up for consideration the bill H.R. 7004. P. 5451-1)
On Jun 21, 1884, the House voted 80–117 (HR 7004). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 59–73, Republicans 18–42, Others 4–2, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 77 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
- 80
- No
- 117
- Did not vote
- 140
- Date
- Jun 21, 1884
By party
- Democrats59 yes · 73 no · 69 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 42 no · 64 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt D-AL voted yes
- Samuel West Peel D-AR voted yes
- William Starke Rosecrans D-CA voted yes
- Pleasant Britton Tully D-CA voted yes
- Charles Allen Sumner D-CA voted yes
- John Raglan Glascock D-CA voted yes
- James Burns Belford R-CO voted yes
- John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA voted yes
- John Calhoun Cook D-IA voted yes
- Ransom Williams Dunham R-IL voted yes
- Reuben Ellwood R-IL voted yes
- Robert Roberts Hitt R-IL voted yes
- Lewis Edwin Payson R-IL voted yes
- William Henry Neece D-IL voted yes
- James Milton Riggs D-IL voted yes
- Jonathan Harvey Rowell R-IL voted yes
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton D-IL voted yes
- John Jay Kleiner D-IN voted yes
- Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN voted yes
- Strother Madison Stockslager D-IN voted yes
- William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
- Courtland Cushing Matson D-IN voted yes
- William Eastin English D-IN voted yes
- Thomas Bayless Ward D-IN voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Wood D-IN voted yes
- Robert Lowry D-IN voted yes
- John Edward Halsell D-KY voted yes
- Albert Shelby Willis D-KY voted yes
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY voted yes
- Frank Lane Wolford D-KY voted yes
- Edward Taylor Lewis D-LA voted yes
- Francis Williams Rockwell R-MA voted yes
- Nathaniel Buel Eldredge D-MI voted yes
- Julius Houseman D-MI voted yes
- Edwin Baruch Winans D-MI voted yes
- William Henry Hatch D-MO voted yes
- Armstead Milton Alexander D-MO voted yes
- James Nelson Burnes D-MO voted yes
- Alexander Graves D-MO voted yes
- John Cosgrove D-MO voted yes
- John Joseph O'Neill D-MO voted yes
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO voted yes
- Charles Henry Morgan D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Gregory Skinner D-NC voted yes
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Howey R-NJ voted yes
- William Dorsheimer D-NY voted yes
- Lewis Beach D-NY voted yes
- John Holroyd Bagley Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Van Alstyne D-NY voted yes
- Frank Hiscock R-NY voted yes
- Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted yes
- Stephen Columbus Millard R-NY voted yes
- Francis Beattie Brewer R-NY voted yes
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY voted yes
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted yes
- George Washington Geddes D-OH voted yes
- Joseph Danner Taylor R-OH voted yes
- Ezra Booth Taylor R-OH voted yes
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
- Daniel Ward Connolly D-PA voted yes
- George Adams Post D-PA voted yes
- William Wallace Brown R-PA voted yes
- Louis Evans Atkinson R-PA voted yes
- John Denniston Patton D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Dibble D-SC voted yes
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
- John James Hemphill D-SC voted yes
- Benton Mcmillin D-TN voted yes
- Richard Warner D-TN voted yes
- John May Taylor D-TN voted yes
- Rice Alexander Pierce D-TN voted yes
- Olin Wellborn D-TX voted yes
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
- Daniel Hadley Sumner D-WI voted yes
- Burr W. Jones D-WI voted yes
- Gilbert Motier Woodward D-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt D-AL
- Samuel West Peel D-AR
- William Starke Rosecrans D-CA
- Pleasant Britton Tully D-CA
- Charles Allen Sumner D-CA
- John Raglan Glascock D-CA
- James Burns Belford R-CO
- John Calhoun Nicholls D-GA
- Luman Hamlin Weller O-IA
- John Calhoun Cook D-IA
- Ransom Williams Dunham R-IL
- John Frederick Finerty O-IL
- Reuben Ellwood R-IL
- Robert Roberts Hitt R-IL
- Lewis Edwin Payson R-IL
- William Henry Neece D-IL
- James Milton Riggs D-IL
- Jonathan Harvey Rowell R-IL
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton D-IL
- John Jay Kleiner D-IN
- Thomas Reed Cobb D-IN
- Strother Madison Stockslager D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- Courtland Cushing Matson D-IN
- William Eastin English D-IN
- Thomas Bayless Ward D-IN
- Thomas Jefferson Wood D-IN
- Robert Lowry D-IN
- Oscar Turner O-KY
- John Edward Halsell D-KY
- Albert Shelby Willis D-KY
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. D-KY
- Frank Lane Wolford D-KY
- Edward Taylor Lewis D-LA
- Francis Williams Rockwell R-MA
- Nathaniel Buel Eldredge D-MI
- Julius Houseman D-MI
- Edwin Baruch Winans D-MI
- William Henry Hatch D-MO
- Armstead Milton Alexander D-MO
- James Nelson Burnes D-MO
- Alexander Graves D-MO
- John Cosgrove D-MO
- John Joseph O'Neill D-MO
- Richard Parks Bland D-MO
- Charles Henry Morgan D-MO
- Thomas Gregory Skinner D-NC
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC
- Tyre York O-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Howey R-NJ
- William Dorsheimer D-NY
- Lewis Beach D-NY
- John Holroyd Bagley Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Jefferson Van Alstyne D-NY
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY
- Stephen Columbus Millard R-NY
- Francis Beattie Brewer R-NY
- Henry Warner Slocum D-NY
- Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH
- George Washington Geddes D-OH
- Joseph Danner Taylor R-OH
- Ezra Booth Taylor R-OH
- William Darrah Kelley R-PA
- Daniel Ward Connolly D-PA
- George Adams Post D-PA
- William Wallace Brown R-PA
- Louis Evans Atkinson R-PA
- John Denniston Patton D-PA
- Samuel Dibble D-SC
- David Wyatt Aiken D-SC
- John James Hemphill D-SC
- Benton Mcmillin D-TN
- Richard Warner D-TN
- John May Taylor D-TN
- Rice Alexander Pierce D-TN
- Olin Wellborn D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Daniel Hadley Sumner D-WI
- Burr W. Jones D-WI
- Gilbert Motier Woodward D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Hilary Abner Herbert D-AL
- William Calvin Oates D-AL
- Charles Miller Shelley D-AL
- Thomas Williams D-AL
- William Henry Forney D-AL
- Luke Pryor D-AL
- John Henry Rogers D-AR
- Clifton Rodes Breckinridge D-AR
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT
- Charles Le Moyne Mitchell D-CT
- John Turner Wait R-CT
- Edward Woodruff Seymour D-CT
- Henry Gray Turner D-GA
- Charles Frederick Crisp D-GA
- Hugh Buchanan D-GA
- Judson Claudius Clements D-GA
- Seaborn Reese D-GA
- Allen Daniel Candler D-GA
- Thomas Hardeman Jr. D-GA
- Moses Ayers Mccoid R-IA
- William Peters Hepburn R-IA
- William Henry Mills Pusey D-IA
- George Everett Adams R-IL
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson R-IL
- Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington D-IL
- William McKendree Springer D-IL
- Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL
- John Alexander Anderson R-KS
- Edward Hogue Funston R-KS
- Bishop Walden Perkins R-KS
- Edmund Needham Morrill R-KS
- Lewis Hanback R-KS
- James Franklin Clay D-KY
- William Wirt Culbertson R-KY
- Carleton Hunt D-LA
- Ezekiel John Ellis D-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Robert Thompson Davis R-MA
- Patrick Andrew Collins D-MA
- Henry Bacon Lovering D-MA
- Theodore Lyman O-MA
- William Whitney Rice R-MA
- Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell D-MD
- Charles Addison Boutelle R-ME
- Roswell Gilbert Horr R-MI
- Milo White R-MN
- James Beach Wakefield R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Robert Washington Fyan D-MO
- Lowndes Henry Davis D-MO
- Henry Lowndes Muldrow D-MS
- Elza Jeffords R-MS
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Henry Smith Van Eaton D-MS
- Ethelbert Barksdale D-MS
- James Edward O'Hara R-NC
- William Ruffin Cox D-NC
- Clement Dowd D-NC
- Robert Brank Vance D-NC
- Risden Tyler Bennett D-NC
- Archibald Jerard Weaver R-NE
- James Laird R-NE
- Edward Kimble Valentine R-NE
- Ossian Ray R-NH
- Felix Campbell D-NY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-NY
- Waldo Hutchins D-NY
- John Henry Ketcham R-NY
- Abraham X. Parker R-NY
- Edward Wemple D-NY
- George Washington Ray R-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth R-NY
- John Arnot Jr. D-NY
- Halbert Stevens Greenleaf D-NY
- Robert Smith Stevens D-NY
- Isaac M. Jordan D-OH
- Robert Maynard Murray D-OH
- George Ebbert Seney D-OH
- Frank Hunt Hurd D-OH
- John Watts Mccormick R-OH
- Alphonso Hart R-OH
- George Leroy Converse D-OH
- Jonathan Hasson Wallace D-OH
- James Bowen Everhart R-PA
- Daniel Ermentrout D-PA
- Abraham Herr Smith R-PA
- William Mutchler D-PA
- James Herron Hopkins D-PA
- Thomas McKee Bayne R-PA
- George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA
- Samuel Henry Miller R-PA
- Henry Joshua Spooner R-RI
- George Dionysius Tillman D-SC
- George William Dargan D-SC
- Robert Smalls R-SC
- George Gibbs Dibrell D-TN
- John Goff Ballentine D-TN
- Hiram Casey Young D-TN
- James Henry Jones D-TX
- David Browning Culberson D-TX
- James Webb Throckmorton D-TX
- Thomas Peck Ochiltree I-TX
- James Francis Miller D-TX
- John Hancock D-TX
- Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham D-TX
- George Tankard Garrison D-VA
- Harry Libbey O-VA
- George Douglas Wise D-VA
- George Craighead Cabell D-VA
- John Randolph Tucker D-VA
- Charles Triplett O'Ferrall D-VA
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- John Wolcott Stewart R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Joseph Rankin D-WI
- William Thompson Price R-WI
- William Lyne Wilson D-WV
Did not vote
- James Taylor Jones D-AL
- George Henry Craig R-AL
- Poindexter Dunn D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- James Herbert Budd D-CA
- Barclay Henley D-CA
- Charles Brown Lore D-DE
- Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson D-FL
- Horatio Bisbee Jr. R-FL
- Nathaniel Job Hammond D-GA
- James Henderson Blount D-GA
- Jeremiah Henry Murphy D-IA
- David Bremner Henderson R-IA
- James Wilson R-IA
- Hiram Ypsilanti Smith R-IA
- John Adam Kasson R-IA
- Adoniram Judson Holmes R-IA
- Isaac S. Struble R-IA
- George Royal Davis R-IL
- William Cullen R-IL
- Aaron Shaw D-IL
- William Ralls Morrison D-IL
- Richard Wellington Townshend D-IL
- John Robert Thomas R-IL
- Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN
- Stanton Judkins Peelle R-IN
- John Edward Lamb D-IN
- George Washington Steele R-IN
- Benjamin Franklin Shively O-IN
- William Henry Calkins R-IN
- Dudley Chase Haskell R-KS
- Thomas Ryan R-KS
- Samuel Ritter Peters R-KS
- Thomas Austin Robertson D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- John Daugherty White R-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- John Floyd King D-LA
- John Davis Long R-MA
- Ambrose Arnold Ranney R-MA
- Leopold Morse D-MA
- Eben Francis Stone R-MA
- William Augustus Russell R-MA
- William Whiting R-MA
- George Dexter Robinson R-MA
- George Washington Covington D-MD
- Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott D-MD
- John Van Lear Findlay D-MD
- Hart Benton Holton R-MD
- Louis Emory Mccomas R-MD
- Nelson Dingley Jr. R-ME
- Seth Llewellyn Milliken R-ME
- Thomas Brackett Reed R-ME
- William Cotter Maybury D-MI
- Edward Samuel Lacey R-MI
- George Lewis Yaple D-MI
- Ezra Child Carleton D-MI
- Byron M. Cutcheon R-MI
- Herschel Harrison Hatch R-MI
- Edward Breitung R-MI
- Horace Burton Strait R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Alexander Monroe Dockery D-MO
- Aylett Hawes Buckner D-MO
- James Overton Broadhead D-MO
- Martin Linn Clardy D-MO
- James Ronald Chalmers I-MS
- Wharton Jackson Green D-NC
- James Wesley Reid D-NC
- Martin Alonzo Haynes R-NH
- Thomas Merrill Ferrell D-NJ
- John Hart Brewer R-NJ
- John Kean R-NJ
- William Walter Phelps R-NJ
- William Henry Frederick Fiedler D-NJ
- William Mcadoo D-NJ
- George Williams Cassidy D-NV
- Perry Belmont D-NY
- William Erigena Robinson D-NY
- Darwin Rush James R-NY
- Nicholas Muller D-NY
- John Joseph Adams D-NY
- John Hardy D-NY
- Abram Stevens Hewitt D-NY
- Orlando Brunson Potter D-NY
- Henry Gordon Burleigh R-NY
- Frederick Avery Johnson R-NY
- Charles Rufus Skinner R-NY
- John Thomas Spriggs D-NY
- Newton Wright Nutting R-NY
- William Findlay Rogers D-NY
- John Fassett Follett D-OH
- Benjamin Le Fevre D-OH
- William David Hill D-OH
- Henry Lee Morey R-OH
- James Edwin Campbell D-OH
- James Sidney Robinson R-OH
- Adoniram Judson Warner D-OH
- Beriah Wilkins D-OH
- William Mckinley Jr. R-OH
- David Raymond Paige D-OH
- Martin Ambrose Foran D-OH
- Melvin Clark George R-OR
- Henry Harrison Bingham R-PA
- Charles O'Neill R-PA
- Samuel Jackson Randall D-PA
- Alfred Crout Harmer R-PA
- Isaac Newton Evans R-PA
- John Brutzman Storm D-PA
- Charles Napoleon Brumm O-PA
- Samuel Fleming Barr R-PA
- Jacob Miller Campbell R-PA
- John Augustus Swope D-PA
- William Addison Duncan D-PA
- Andrew Gregg Curtin D-PA
- Charles Edmund Boyle D-PA
- Samuel Myron Brainerd R-PA
- Mortimer Fitzland Elliott D-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- John Bratton D-SC
- John Hamilton Evins D-SC
- Edmund William McGregor Mackey R-SC
- Augustus Herman Pettibone R-TN
- Leonidas Campbell Houk R-TN
- Andrew Jackson Caldwell D-TN
- Charles Stewart D-TX
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Robert Murphy Mayo O-VA
- Benjamin Stephen Hooper O-VA
- Henry Bowen O-VA
- John Sergeant Wise O-VA
- John Winans D-WI
- Peter Victor Deuster D-WI
- Richard William Guenther R-WI
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Charles Philip Snyder D-WV
- Eustace Gibson D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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