To bring up for consideration H.R. 4236,(21-stat-152), a bill making appropriations for the construction and repair of certain public works on rivers and harbor

On Jun 6, 1878, the Senate voted 24–35. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–15, Democrats 7–19, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 24
No: 35
Did not vote: 23
Date: Jun 6, 1878

By party

Republicans17 yes · 15 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 19 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Newton Booth R-CA voted no
Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted yes
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted yes
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted yes
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted yes
Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted yes
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To bring up for consideration H.R…: Senate Vote, Jun 6, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-281/to-bring-up-for-consideration-h-r-4236-21 (accessed 2026-10-17).