To adjourn due to the late hour, made during debate on the nomination of james longstreet as surveyor of customs for the port of new orleans, louisiana. (p. 73

On Apr 2, 1869, the Senate voted 23–22. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–17, Democrats 1–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 22
Did not vote: 35
Date: Apr 2, 1869

By party

Republicans22 yes · 17 no · 28 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Willard Warner R-AL voted no
Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Richard Yates R-IL voted no
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted yes
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN 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.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn due to the late hour, made during…: Senate Vote, Apr 2…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-32/to-adjourn-due-to-the-late-hour-made-during (accessed 2026-10-17).