To amend the resolution by instructing the said committee to sit with doors open and permit any citizen to testify safly, whether in south carolina or maine.

On Dec 16, 1878, the Senate voted 30–30. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 31–0, Republicans 0–30, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

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

Yes: 30
No: 30
Did not vote: 20
Date: Dec 16, 1878

By party

Republicans0 yes · 30 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

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 the resolution by instructing the…: Senate Vote, Dec 16, 1878,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-358/to-amend-the-resolution-by-instructing-the-said-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).