To recess until 3 p.m., motion made during debate on H.R. 2045. (p. 4095-2)

On Jun 4, 1870, the House voted 30–118. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–104, Democrats 28–11, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 30
No: 118
Did not vote: 108
Date: Jun 4, 1870

By party

Republicans2 yes · 104 no · 72 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 11 no · 33 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
George Madison Adams D-KY voted no
Thomas Swann D-MD voted no
Sempronius Hamilton Boyd R-MO voted yes
Thomas Fitch R-NV voted yes
John Morrissey D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
Clarkson Nott Potter D-NY voted no
John Ashley Griswold D-NY voted no
Peter Wilson Strader D-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
Joseph Showalter Smith D-OR voted no

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 recess until 3 p.m., motion made during…: House Vote, Jun 4, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-329/to-recess-until-3-p-m-motion-made-during (accessed 2026-10-16).