To reconsider the vote ordering the third reading of S. J. RES. 167, a bill providing a month's extra pay for Senate officers and employees.

On Mar 3, 1881, the Senate voted 18–27. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–20, Republicans 12–7, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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: 18
No: 27
Did not vote: 36
Date: Mar 3, 1881

By party

Democrats5 yes · 20 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 7 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Newton Booth R-CA voted no
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted yes
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted yes
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted no
Ambrose Everett Burnside R-RI voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
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 reconsider the vote ordering the third…: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1881,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/46-S-570/to-reconsider-the-vote-ordering-the-third-reading-of (accessed 2026-10-16).