To adjourn because of the late hour, made during consideration of H.R. 2423, a bill restricting chinese immigration.

On Feb 13, 1879, the Senate voted 29–23. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–13, Democrats 12–10, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 45th Congress (1877–1878), Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 29
No: 23
Did not vote: 30
Date: Feb 13, 1879

By party

Republicans16 yes · 13 no · 14 didn’t vote
Democrats12 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted no
Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted no
Newton Booth R-CA voted no
William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
Benjamin Harvey Hill D-GA voted no
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
James Biddle Eustis D-LA voted no
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted no
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted no
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
Alvin Saunders R-NE voted no
John Percival Jones R-NV voted no
William Sharon R-NV voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted no
Robert Enoch Withers D-VA 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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