To amend S. 35, by changing the date of appeal from jan. 1, 1879 to sept. 1, 1878.

On May 10, 1878, the Senate voted 27–21 (S 35). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–14, Republicans 14–11, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 27
No: 21
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 10, 1878

By party

Republicans14 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats19 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
Augustus Hill Garland D-AR voted no
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted no
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted no
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
Isaac Peckham Christiancy R-MI voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Angus Cameron R-WI voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI 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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