To amend H.R. 6462 (20-stat-469), a bill making appropriations for the payment of arrears of pensions, granted by an act of Congress, approved jan. 25, 1879, by

On Feb 28, 1879, the Senate voted 28–37 (HR 6462). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–28, Republicans 23–8, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 28
No: 37
Did not vote: 17
Date: Feb 28, 1879

By party

Republicans23 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 28 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted no
Richard James Oglesby R-IL voted no
George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted yes
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
James Edmund Bailey D-TN voted yes
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Frank Hereford D-WV voted yes
Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV 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. 6462 (20-stat-469), a bill…: Senate Vote, Feb 28, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-525/to-amend-h-r-6462-20-stat-469-a (accessed 2026-10-17).