To consider H.R. 2691, (19 stat. 456), a bill providing for the allowance of certain claims reported by the accounting officers of the treasury department. (p.

On Jun 24, 1876, the Senate voted 26–12 (HR 2691). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–10, Democrats 10–2, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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: 26
No: 12
Did not vote: 44
Date: Jun 24, 1876

By party

Republicans15 yes · 10 no · 22 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 2 no · 22 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 no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO voted no
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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 consider H.R. 2691, (19 stat. 456), a…: Senate Vote, Jun 24, 1876,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/44-S-228/to-consider-h-r-2691-19-stat-456-a (accessed 2026-10-16).