To agree to an amendment to H.R. 6436, providing for payment of the arrears of army transportation due such land grant railroads as have not received aid in gov

On Feb 28, 1879, the Senate voted 29–15 (HR 6436). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–5, Democrats 9–9, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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: 29
No: 15
Did not vote: 38
Date: Feb 28, 1879

By party

Republicans20 yes · 5 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 9 no · 20 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
La Fayette Grover D-OR voted no
William Andrew Wallace D-PA voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
James Edmund Bailey D-TN voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Frank Hereford D-WV 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 agree to an amendment to H.R. 6436…: Senate Vote, Feb 28, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-539/to-agree-to-an-amendment-to-h-r-6436 (accessed 2026-10-17).