To adjourn because of the late hour, made during debate on H. R. 974. (p. 3453-3)

On May 13, 1870, the Senate voted 29–16. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–15, Democrats 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 29
No: 16
Did not vote: 35
Date: May 13, 1870

By party

Republicans25 yes · 15 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Willard Warner R-AL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
Carl Schurz R-MO voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
John Potter Stockton D-NJ voted no
James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
Waitman Thomas Willey 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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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn because of the late hour, made…: Senate Vote, May 13, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-288/to-adjourn-because-of-the-late-hour-made-during (accessed 2026-10-17).