Senate roll call 337 · 32nd Congress · Mar 2, 1853
To take up for consideration the bill H. R. 353, organizing the territory of nebraska. (p. 1020-2,3)
On Mar 2, 1853, the Senate voted 20–25 (HR 353). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–15, Others 6–10. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Mar 2, 1853
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller 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
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- John Pettit D-IN voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted yes
- Lewis Cass D-MI voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH voted yes
- Richard Brodhead D-PA voted yes
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI voted yes
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Pettit D-IN
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- James Cooper O-PA
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Truman Smith O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Milledge Charlton D-GA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- Walker Brooke O-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- William Ford De Saussure D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot O-VT
Did not vote
- Jeremiah Clemens D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Charles William Cathcart D-IN
- James Whitcomb D-IN
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- David Meriwether D-KY
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Jones Mcrae D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Robert Field Stockton D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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