To amend H.R. 3259 (20-stat-102), a bill providing a permanent form of government for district of columbia, by fixing a tax rate of $1.50 per $100 on real estat

On May 23, 1878, the Senate voted 25–22 (HR 3259). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–10, Democrats 10–11, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 25
No: 22
Did not vote: 35
Date: May 23, 1878

By party

Republicans15 yes · 10 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 11 no · 17 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted no
Newton Booth R-CA voted no
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
Charles William Jones D-FL voted yes
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted yes
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
James Biddle Eustis D-LA voted yes
George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted yes
Blanche Kelso Bruce R-MS voted no
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted yes
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
Stanley Matthews R-OH voted no
La Fayette Grover D-OR voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 3259 (20-stat-102), a bill…: Senate Vote, May 23, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-244/to-amend-h-r-3259-20-stat-102-a (accessed 2026-10-17).