To adjourn, motion made during consideration of S. 49.

On Jan 31, 1873, the Senate voted 41–13 (S 49). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–12, Democrats 13–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 42nd Congress (1871–1872), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 41
No: 13
Did not vote: 21
Date: Jan 31, 1873

By party

Republicans28 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
John White Stevenson D-KY 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
William Windom R-MN voted no
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
William Sprague R-RI voted no
James Winright Flanagan R-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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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