Senate roll call 298 · 32nd Congress · Feb 25, 1853
To amend (H R 336), by eliminating the authority of the secretary of war to employ such portions of topographical engineers as he may deem proper to ascertain t
On Feb 25, 1853, the Senate voted 17–32 (HR 336). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–15, Others 4–17. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Feb 25, 1853
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 15 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Solon Borland D-AR voted yes
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- James Shields D-IL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted yes
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Solon Borland D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Truman Smith O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- Robert Milledge Charlton D-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Pettit D-IN
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Walker Brooke O-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- William Ford De Saussure D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
Did not vote
- Jeremiah Clemens D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Charles William Cathcart D-IN
- James Whitcomb D-IN
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- David Meriwether D-KY
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Jones Mcrae D-MS
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- Robert Field Stockton D-NJ
- James Cooper O-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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