To amend H.R. 1093, by providing that the treasury notes received in exchange for gold or silver shall be reissued in exchange for such.

On Feb 15, 1878, the Senate voted 42–25 (HR 1093). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–15, Democrats 20–10, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 42
No: 25
Did not vote: 15
Date: Feb 15, 1878

By party

Republicans21 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats20 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Augustus Hill Garland D-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Newton Booth R-CA voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
Charles William Jones D-FL voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
Isaac Peckham Christiancy R-MI voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
Theodore Fitz Randolph D-NJ voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 1093, by providing that the…: Senate Vote, Feb 15, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-137/to-amend-h-r-1093-by-providing-that-the (accessed 2026-10-17).