Senate roll call 246 · 48th Congress · Jul 3, 1884
To amend H. R. 7162, forfeiting lands granted to the atlantic and pacific railroad company, by eliminating the clause granting the right-of-way to certain railr
On Jul 3, 1884, the Senate voted 31–11 (HR 7162). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–10, Democrats 15–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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
- 31
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Jul 3, 1884
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 1 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 10 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Franklin Miller R-CA voted no
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO voted no
- John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
- Richard Coke D-TX voted no
- Angus Cameron R-WI voted no
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- William Mahone O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- John Sherman R-OH
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Angus Cameron R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James David Walker D-AR
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- Warner Miller R-NY
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 7162, forfeiting lands…: Senate Vote, Jul 3, 1884,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/48-S-246/to-amend-h-r-7162-forfeiting-lands-granted-to (accessed 2026-10-17).