Senate roll call 213 · 48th Congress · Jun 23, 1884
To amend H. R. 5667, by extending the benefits of the act to any officer or enlisted man, or the widow thereof, who is now, or may become 62 years of age, or WH
On Jun 23, 1884, the Senate voted 33–25 (HR 5667). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 3–27, Republicans 30–0, Others 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 48th Congress (1883–1884), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 23, 1884
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 27 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans30 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
- James Harvey Slater D-OR voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Warner Miller R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Angus Cameron R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- James David Walker D-AR
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Did not vote
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- William Mahone O-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Other votes
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