To concur in the amendment, made in committee of the whole, to H. R. 6656, (app. July 5, 1884), (23 stat. L. 123), making appropriations for the government expe

On May 29, 1884, the Senate voted 28–17 (HR 6656). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–15, Republicans 20–1, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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: 28
No: 17
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 29, 1884

By party

Democrats8 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 1 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted yes
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
John Stuart Williams D-KY voted yes
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted yes
Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV voted yes

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 the amendment, made in…: Senate Vote, May 29, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-S-179/to-concur-in-the-amendment-made-in-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-17).