To adjourn because of apparent lack of quorum, made during debate on contested election case of benjamin t. Frederick VS. James wilson of iowa. (p. 2411)

On Mar 2, 1885, the House voted 11–194. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–157, Republicans 10–33, Others 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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: 11
No: 194
Did not vote: 133
Date: Mar 2, 1885

By party

Democrats1 yes · 157 no · 43 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 33 no · 81 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Cullen R-IL voted yes
Thomas McLelland Browne R-IN voted yes
William Wirt Culbertson R-KY voted yes
Herschel Harrison Hatch R-MI voted yes
John Hart Brewer R-NJ voted yes
Darwin Rush James R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Adams D-NY voted yes
Frederick Avery Johnson R-NY voted yes
Francis Beattie Brewer R-NY voted yes
Henry Harrison Bingham R-PA voted yes
Louis Evans Atkinson R-PA 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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