To amend S. 380 by striking the section confining the secretary of the treasury's authority to make payable abroad at not more than 4%, any portion of the $400,

On Mar 9, 1870, the Senate voted 29–11 (S 380). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–10, Democrats 6–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 members voted against their own party.

During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 29
No: 11
Did not vote: 38
Date: Mar 9, 1870

By party

Republicans25 yes · 10 no · 32 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Willard Warner R-AL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
George Vickers D-MD voted no
Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 380 by striking the section…: Senate Vote, Mar 9, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-175/to-amend-s-380-by-striking-the-section-confining (accessed 2026-10-17).