To adopt the first branch of a resolution, providing that the communication of jan. 15, 1879, of the SEC. Of treasury, relative to c.a. Arthur and a.b. Cornell,

On Jan 27, 1879, the Senate voted 47–6. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–3, Republicans 23–2, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 5 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: 47
No: 6
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jan 27, 1879

By party

Republicans23 yes · 2 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats24 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To adopt the first branch of a resolution…: Senate Vote, Jan 27, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-384/to-adopt-the-first-branch-of-a-resolution-providing (accessed 2026-10-17).