To pass S. 626. (p. 3421-2)

On May 31, 1876, the Senate voted 24–20 (S 626). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–13, Democrats 10–11, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 44th Congress (1875–1876), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 24
No: 20
Did not vote: 30
Date: May 31, 1876

By party

Republicans17 yes · 13 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 11 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted yes
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
Charles William Jones D-FL voted yes
Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA voted yes
George Grover Wright R-IA voted no
James Madison Harvey R-KS voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
John White Stevenson D-KY voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN voted no
Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted yes
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
Theodore Fitz Randolph D-NJ voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI 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 S. 626. (p. 3421-2): Senate Vote, May 31, 1876,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/44-S-166/to-pass-s-626-p-3421-2 (accessed 2026-10-16).