Senate roll call 171 · 48th Congress · May 28, 1884
To amend the amendment of the committee on pensions, to H. R. 5667, by eliminating the provision that no officer, enlisted man or his widow shall be entitled to
On May 28, 1884, the Senate voted 24–32 (HR 5667). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–13, Republicans 6–19, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 48th Congress (1883–1884), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 28, 1884
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 19 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
- John Franklin Miller R-CA voted yes
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO voted yes
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
- Charles William Jones D-FL voted no
- John Alexander Logan R-IL voted yes
- John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- James Black Groome D-MD voted no
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted no
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN voted no
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- James David Walker D-AR
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- John Sherman R-OH
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- William Mahone O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Warner Miller R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Angus Cameron R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Did not vote
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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