To pass H. R. 6940, (app. March 3, 1885), (23 stat. L. 697) granting a pension of fifty dollars per month to sarah m. Bissell, widow of commodore simon b. Bisse

On Feb 28, 1885, the Senate voted 24–27 (HR 6940). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–22, Republicans 20–4, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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: 27
Did not vote: 27
Date: Feb 28, 1885

By party

Democrats4 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 4 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
Charles William Jones D-FL voted yes
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted yes
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH 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 pass H. R. 6940, (app. March 3, 1885)…: Senate Vote, Feb 28, 1885,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-S-397/to-pass-h-r-6940-app-march-3-1885 (accessed 2026-10-17).