To postpone present and prior orders and take up H. R. 1950, made during debate on S. 114, a bill enforcing the 14th constitutional amemdment. (p. 4546-3)

On Jun 17, 1870, the Senate voted 23–32. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–23, Democrats 0–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 23
No: 32
Did not vote: 25
Date: Jun 17, 1870

By party

Republicans23 yes · 23 no · 21 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 9 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
William Alfred Buckingham R-CT voted no
Abijah Gilbert R-FL voted no
James Bruen Howell R-IA voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
Adelbert Ames R-MS voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
John Scott R-PA voted no
Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV 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 postpone present and prior orders and…: Senate Vote, Jun 17, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-388/to-postpone-present-and-prior-orders-and-take-up (accessed 2026-10-16).