To agree to the first part of an amendment to H.R. 3548, (22-stat-l.52), a bill appropriating for the service of the post office department for the fiscal year

On Mar 15, 1882, the Senate voted 32–12 (HR 3548). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–4, Democrats 11–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 47th Congress (1881–1882), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 32
No: 12
Did not vote: 38
Date: Mar 15, 1882

By party

Democrats11 yes · 9 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 4 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
James Thompson Farley D-CA voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted no
John Stuart Williams D-KY voted no
Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN voted no
Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted no
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted no
James Graham Fair D-NV voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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 the first part of an amendment…: Senate Vote, Mar 15, 1882,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-S-306/to-agree-to-the-first-part-of-an-amendment (accessed 2026-10-17).