1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 70 (50th Congress)

House roll call 70 · 50th Congress · Apr 4, 1888

To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to limit debate on S. 139. (p. 2704-2)

On Apr 4, 1888, the House voted 159–17 (S 139). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 115–0, Democrats 43–17, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 50th Congress (1887–1888), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
159
No
17
Did not vote
152
Date
Apr 4, 1888

By party

  • Democrats43 yes · 17 no · 108 didn’t vote
  • Republicans115 yes · 0 no · 39 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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 table the motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Apr 4, 1888,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/50-H-70/to-table-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).