Senate roll call 45 · 48th Congress · Feb 8, 1884
To pass S. 19, relating to private land claims in certain states and territories. (p. 992-2)
On Feb 8, 1884, the Senate voted 28–15 (S 19). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–12, Democrats 18–4, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 28
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Feb 8, 1884
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 12 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN voted yes
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN voted yes
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted yes
- Henry William Blair R-NH voted yes
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
- Richard Coke D-TX voted no
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- William Mahone O-VA
- Angus Cameron R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- James David Walker D-AR
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Warner Miller R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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