To adjourn because of the late hour, made during consideration of H. R. 783. (p. 613-3)

On Jan 20, 1870, the Senate voted 23–25. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–17, Democrats 0–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 23
No: 25
Did not vote: 32
Date: Jan 20, 1870

By party

Republicans23 yes · 17 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 8 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Willard Warner R-AL voted no
Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted no
Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn because of the late hour, made…: Senate Vote, Jan 20, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-114/to-adjourn-because-of-the-late-hour-made-during (accessed 2026-10-17).