To pass a resolution instructing the appropriations committee to report improvements for water transportation routes to the seaboard, embracing four routes, nam

On Jun 15, 1874, the Senate voted 43–6. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 35–1, Democrats 8–6, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 43
No: 6
Did not vote: 27
Date: Jun 15, 1874

By party

Republicans35 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
Henry Cooper D-TN 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 a resolution instructing the…: Senate Vote, Jun 15, 1874,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/43-S-227/to-pass-a-resolution-instructing-the-appropriations-committee-to (accessed 2026-10-16).