Senate roll call 89 · 48th Congress · Mar 25, 1884
To pass S. 1852, fixing the salaries of the several judges of the United States district courts at $5,000 per annum. (j p. 464)
On Mar 25, 1884, the Senate voted 42–13 (S 1852). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 31–1, Democrats 13–16, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 42
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 25, 1884
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 16 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans31 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR voted yes
- James David Walker D-AR voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA voted yes
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted yes
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN voted yes
- Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted yes
- John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- James David Walker D-AR
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Warner Miller R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- William Mahone O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Angus Cameron R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
Did not vote
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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