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Senate roll call 81 · 50th Congress · Apr 12, 1888

To provide that when the Senate adjourns today it do so until monday, made during debate on S. 185, (25 stat l. 676), a bill providing for the admission of the

On Apr 12, 1888, the Senate voted 26–20. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 8–16, Democrats 19–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 members 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
26
No
20
Did not vote
29
Date
Apr 12, 1888

By party

  • Democrats19 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
  • Republicans8 yes · 16 no · 15 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 provide that when the Senate adjourns…: Senate Vote, Apr 12, 1888,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/50-S-81/to-provide-that-when-the-senate-adjourns-today-it (accessed 2026-10-17).

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