To concur in an amendment to H.R. 7203, a bill making sundry and civil appropriations for fiscal year ending june 30, 1882. The amendment eliminates a clause e

On Mar 2, 1881, the Senate voted 26–21 (HR 7203). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–17, Republicans 11–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 46th Congress (1879–1880), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 26
No: 21
Did not vote: 34
Date: Mar 2, 1881

By party

Democrats15 yes · 17 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 4 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted yes
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted yes
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted yes
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
James Black Groome D-MD voted yes
Blanche Kelso Bruce R-MS voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
Francis Kernan D-NY voted yes
James Harvey Slater D-OR voted yes
William Andrew Wallace D-PA voted yes
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted yes
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA 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 concur in an amendment to H.R. 7203, a…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-S-546/to-concur-in-an-amendment-to-h-r-7203 (accessed 2026-10-17).