To recess from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., made during consideration of S. 380. (p. 1829-3)

On Mar 10, 1870, the Senate voted 25–24. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–17, Democrats 0–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 25
No: 24
Did not vote: 31
Date: Mar 10, 1870

By party

Republicans25 yes · 17 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 7 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
James Bruen Howell R-IA voted no
Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted no
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
Carl Schurz R-MO voted no
Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
John Scott R-PA voted no
Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV 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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