To suspend the rules and pass a resolution recinding a house rule to adjourn at 5 o'clock. (p. 4102-2)

On Jun 6, 1870, the House voted 129–65. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 128–13, Democrats 1–48, Others 0–4. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 14 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: 129
No: 65
Did not vote: 62
Date: Jun 6, 1870

By party

Republicans128 yes · 13 no · 37 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 48 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Hays R-AL voted no
Logan Holt Roots R-AR voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Joseph Parkinson Newsham R-LA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
Samuel Plummer Morrill R-ME voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Erastus Wells D-MO voted yes
Israel George Lash R-NC voted no
David Smith Bennett R-NY voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no
William Jay Smith R-TN voted no
James Clark Mcgrew R-WV voted no
John Seashoal Witcher R-WV 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 suspend the rules and pass a resolution…: House Vote, Jun 6, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-H-338/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-a-resolution-recinding (accessed 2026-10-16).