To concur in an amendment to H.R. 4414 changing the effective date of the reduced tobacco tax from april 1879 to may 1879.

On Feb 18, 1879, the Senate voted 34–33 (HR 4414). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 6–28, Republicans 28–5, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 34
No: 33
Did not vote: 14
Date: Feb 18, 1879

By party

Republicans28 yes · 5 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 28 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Henry Barnum D-CT voted yes
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted yes
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted yes
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted yes
Blanche Kelso Bruce R-MS voted no
Stanley Matthews R-OH voted no
La Fayette Grover D-OR voted yes
James Donald Cameron R-PA 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 concur in an amendment to H.R. 4414…: Senate Vote, Feb 18, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-449/to-concur-in-an-amendment-to-h-r-4414 (accessed 2026-10-17).