To reconsider the vote by which H.R. 6462 was passed.

On Mar 1, 1879, the Senate voted 28–27. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–3, Democrats 2–25. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 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: 28
No: 27
Did not vote: 23
Date: Mar 1, 1879

By party

Republicans29 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 25 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
Blanche Kelso Bruce R-MS voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
John James Patterson R-SC 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 reconsider the vote by which H.R. 6462…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1879,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/45-S-564/to-reconsider-the-vote-by-which-h-r-6462 (accessed 2026-10-17).