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Senate roll call 725 · 47th Congress · Jan 24, 1883

To amend H.R. 5538 by cutting duty from 7/10 cent to 6/10 cent per pound on steel railway bars and rails made partly of steel weighing more than 25 pounds per y

On Jan 24, 1883, the Senate voted 25–21 (HR 5538). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–0, Republicans 2–22. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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

25

No

21

Did not vote

35

Date

Jan 24, 1883

From Voteview roll call records.