To pass a resolution providing that after this date the regular hour of meeting of the Senate shall be twelve o'clock, noon, instead of eleven; no quorum voting

On Aug 10, 1888, the Senate voted 17–19. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–23, Democrats 20–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

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

Yes: 17
No: 19
Did not vote: 33
Date: Aug 10, 1888

By party

Democrats20 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 23 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

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 pass a resolution providing that after…: Senate Vote, Aug 10, 1888,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/50-S-166/to-pass-a-resolution-providing-that-after-this-date (accessed 2026-10-15).