To concur in an amendment to H.R. 7049 appropriating $185,000 for fast mail service on trunk lines, as an extra compensation. (p. 1310-2)

On Jan 20, 1883, the Senate voted 32–25 (HR 7049). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–5, Democrats 9–19, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 25
Did not vote: 25
Date: Jan 20, 1883

By party

Democrats9 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 5 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Charles William Jones D-FL voted yes
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted yes
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
James Harvey Slater D-OR voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
Wade Hampton D-SC voted yes
John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Angus Cameron R-WI 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 concur in an amendment to H.R. 7049…: Senate Vote, Jan 20, 1883,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/47-S-707/to-concur-in-an-amendment-to-h-r-7049 (accessed 2026-10-17).