To amend H.R. 6143, by adding stops, on alternate trips, after galveston, at the bay of mobile and the bay of pensacola on the mail steamship service between TH

On Feb 20, 1879, the Senate voted 20–20 (HR 6143). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–14, Democrats 13–10. 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: 20
No: 20
Did not vote: 35
Date: Feb 20, 1879

By party

Republicans10 yes · 14 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 10 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted yes
Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted yes
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted no
John Brown Gordon D-GA voted no
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted yes
John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted yes
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
James Shields D-MO voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 6143, by adding stops, on…: Senate Vote, Feb 20, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-471/to-amend-h-r-6143-by-adding-stops-on (accessed 2026-10-15).