To concur in the amendment to H.R. 4740, which increases the appropriation for the improvement of the fox and wisconsin rivers, from $500,000 to $600,000.

On Mar 3, 1875, the Senate voted 19–25 (HR 4740). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Democrats 2–11, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 19
No: 25
Did not vote: 35
Date: Mar 3, 1875

By party

Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Powell Clayton R-AR voted no
Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted no
Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
Henry Roberts Pease R-MS voted no
James Lusk Alcorn R-MS voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
John Percival Jones R-NV voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted yes
Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV voted yes

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 concur in the amendment to H.R. 4740…: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1875,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-S-411/to-concur-in-the-amendment-to-h-r-4740 (accessed 2026-10-17).