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Senate roll call 17 · 44th Congress · Mar 23, 1875

To amend a resolution by providing that nothing herein contained is meant to affirm that the body of men who elected p.b.s. Pinchback as senator of the U.S. Was

On Mar 23, 1875, the Senate voted 24–31. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–33, Democrats 25–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
31
Did not vote
23
Date
Mar 23, 1875

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 33 no · 13 didn’t vote
  • Democrats25 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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 amend a resolution by providing that…: Senate Vote, Mar 23, 1875,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/44-S-17/to-amend-a-resolution-by-providing-that-nothing-herein (accessed 2026-10-15).

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