To recede from the Senate amendment to H.R. 3962, (19-stat202), a bill defraying the expenses of the district of columbia until december 1, 1876. (p. 5657-2)

On Aug 15, 1876, the Senate voted 29–12 (HR 3962). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–10, Democrats 11–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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: 29
No: 12
Did not vote: 41
Date: Aug 15, 1876

By party

Republicans18 yes · 10 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 1 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Powell Clayton R-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted no
James Madison Harvey R-KS voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN voted no
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE voted no
David McKendree Key D-TN 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 recede from the Senate amendment to H.R…: Senate Vote, Aug 15, 1876,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/44-S-344/to-recede-from-the-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).