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Senate roll call 270 · 46th Congress · Mar 31, 1880

To amend H.R. 4924 by striking the provision for a payment of $5 a day for deputy marshals of elections together with prescribed regulations in reference to the

On Mar 31, 1880, the Senate voted 22–34 (HR 4924). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–37, Republicans 26–0, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 46th Congress (1879–1880), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
22
No
34
Did not vote
17
Date
Mar 31, 1880

By party

  • Democrats0 yes · 37 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Republicans26 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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