To prepare H.R. 4658, a bill affording relief to public schools of the district of columbia, for a third reading.

On Apr 29, 1878, the Senate voted 42–7 (HR 4658). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–0, Democrats 13–7, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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: 7
Did not vote: 33
Date: Apr 29, 1878

By party

Republicans28 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted no
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
James Edmund Bailey D-TN 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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