To pass a house resolution to declare Congress adjourned at noon on the second tuesday of april. (p. 576-3)

On Jan 19, 1870, the House voted 72–101. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–99, Democrats 50–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 72
No: 101
Did not vote: 83
Date: Jan 19, 1870

By party

Republicans22 yes · 99 no · 57 didn’t vote
Democrats50 yes · 2 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Stell Heflin R-AL voted yes
James Augustus Johnson D-CA voted no
Stephen Wright Kellogg R-CT voted yes
George Washington Mccrary R-IA voted yes
Charles Pomeroy R-IA voted yes
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Eugene McLanahan Wilson D-MN voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted yes
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
David Heaton R-NC voted yes
John Taffe R-NE voted yes
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted yes
William Moore R-NJ voted yes
John Hill R-NJ voted yes
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted yes
Stephen Sanford R-NY voted yes
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted yes
Porter Sheldon R-NY voted yes
William Lawrence R-OH voted yes
James January Winans R-OH voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
Solomon Lafayette Hoge R-SC voted yes
John Seashoal Witcher R-WV voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass a house resolution to declare…: House Vote, Jan 19, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-112/to-pass-a-house-resolution-to-declare-congress-adjourned (accessed 2026-10-17).