To table motion to have sessions of Senate from 10 o'clock in forenoon to six o'clock in afternoon. (p. 351-1)

On Apr 30, 1868, the Senate voted 32–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–17, Democrats 9–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 32
No: 17
Did not vote: 20
Date: Apr 30, 1868

By party

Republicans23 yes · 17 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Harlan R-IA voted no
Richard Yates R-IL voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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 table motion to have sessions of Senate…: Senate Vote, Apr 30, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-322/to-table-motion-to-have-sessions-of-senate-from (accessed 2026-10-17).