To sustain the dicussion of the chair that the inclusion in an amemdment to H. RES. 7785, (23 stat. L. 361), regarding pension appropriations, of the words "who

On Feb 9, 1885, the Senate voted 35–23 (HR 7785). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–10, Democrats 13–12, Others 0–1. 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: 35
No: 23
Did not vote: 20
Date: Feb 9, 1885

By party

Democrats13 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
John Franklin Miller R-CA voted no
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted no
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
John Stuart Williams D-KY voted no
Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
Warner Miller R-NY voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
James Harvey Slater D-OR voted no
Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted no
Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX 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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