To consider H. R. 4976, regarding the retirement and recoinage of the trade dollar.

On Feb 4, 1885, the Senate voted 37–22 (HR 4976). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–13, Democrats 16–9, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 37
No: 22
Did not vote: 19
Date: Feb 4, 1885

By party

Democrats16 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Augustus Hill Garland D-AR voted no
John Franklin Miller R-CA voted no
Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO voted no
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Benjamin Harrison R-IN voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
Austin Franklin Pike R-NH voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH voted no
John Percival Jones R-NV voted no
James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Angus Cameron R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer 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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