To pass H.R. 1093 over the veto of the President.

On Feb 28, 1878, the Senate voted 46–19 (HR 1093). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–12, Democrats 26–9, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 46
No: 19
Did not vote: 10
Date: Feb 28, 1878

By party

Republicans24 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
Theodore Fitz Randolph D-NJ voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC 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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