To agree to an amendment on H. R. 2045 providing for the immediate transportation of imported goods destined to any port of entry with a population between 50,0

On Jul 5, 1870, the Senate voted 25–27 (HR 2045). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–21, Democrats 3–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 27
Did not vote: 28
Date: Jul 5, 1870

By party

Republicans22 yes · 21 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
Garrett Davis D-KY voted yes
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted yes
John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted yes
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
William Sprague R-RI voted no
Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to an amendment on H. R. 2045…: Senate Vote, Jul 5, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-482/to-agree-to-an-amendment-on-h-r-2045 (accessed 2026-10-17).