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On Jul 14, 1870, the Senate voted 25–19. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–18, Democrats 5–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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: 19
Did not vote: 36
Date: Jul 14, 1870

By party

Republicans20 yes · 18 no · 29 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Willard Warner R-AL voted no
Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
Abijah Gilbert R-FL voted no
James Harlan R-IA voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX 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 proceed to the consideration of H. R…: Senate Vote, Jul 14, 1870,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/41-S-531/to-proceed-to-the-consideration-of-h-r-2361 (accessed 2026-10-17).