To concur in an amendment of the house to the resolution providing for adjournment sine die, said amendment fixing june 17 as the date of final adjournment of b

On Jun 1, 1878, the Senate voted 38–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–3, Democrats 12–16, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 38
No: 17
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jun 1, 1878

By party

Republicans26 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats12 yes · 16 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Henry Barnum D-CT voted yes
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted yes
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
John Brown Gordon D-GA voted yes
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted yes
William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted yes
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Theodore Fitz Randolph D-NJ voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted yes
John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted yes
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA 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 concur in an amendment of the house to…: Senate Vote, Jun 1, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-269/to-concur-in-an-amendment-of-the-house-to (accessed 2026-10-17).