To amend H.R. 6616 by eliminating the provision that hereafter all promotions to grade of rear-admiral on the active list shall be made from the grades of commo

On Jul 29, 1882, the Senate voted 27–22 (HR 6616). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–18, Democrats 15–10, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 47th Congress (1881–1882), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 27
No: 22
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jul 29, 1882

By party

Democrats15 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 18 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
John Franklin Miller R-CA voted yes
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted no
Benjamin Harrison R-IN voted yes
John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
William Windom R-MN voted yes
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted yes
Henry William Blair R-NH voted yes
John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
Wade Hampton D-SC voted no
Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV 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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