To amend H.R. 1093 by providing that all coins of the U.S. Shall be legal tender at their nominal value for all debts and dues, public or private except where o

On Feb 15, 1878, the Senate voted 37–35 (HR 1093). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–23, Democrats 22–12, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 37
No: 35
Did not vote: 10
Date: Feb 15, 1878

By party

Republicans14 yes · 23 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats22 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
Augustus Hill Garland D-AR voted no
Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted yes
Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted yes
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted yes
John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
James Biddle Eustis D-LA voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted yes
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
Blanche Kelso Bruce R-MS voted yes
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted yes
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
Theodore Fitz Randolph D-NJ voted no
John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Stanley Matthews R-OH voted yes
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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