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Senate roll call 160 · 50th Congress · Aug 3, 1888

To table the amendment to the resolution fixing the hour of the Senate adjournment at five o'clock instead of 5.30.

On Aug 3, 1888, the Senate voted 24–23. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–0, Democrats 1–23. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 50th Congress (1887–1888), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
24
No
23
Did not vote
27
Date
Aug 3, 1888

By party

  • Democrats1 yes · 23 no · 13 didn’t vote
  • Republicans25 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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 table the amendment to the resolution…: Senate Vote, Aug 3, 1888,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/50-S-160/to-table-the-amendment-to-the-resolution-fixing-the (accessed 2026-10-17).

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