Senate roll call 131 · 33rd Congress · May 10, 1854
To amend the general convention of friendship, reciprocal establishments, commerce and for the surrender of fugitive criminals between the U.S. And the swiss co
On May 10, 1854, the Senate voted 11–18. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–12, Others 4–6. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- May 10, 1854
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 12 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- John Slidell D-LA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Richard Brodhead D-PA voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- William Wright D-NJ
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- John Bell O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Pettit D-IN
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Jared Warner Williams D-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Francis Gillette O-CT
- Truman Smith O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Edward Everett O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Julius Rockwell O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- John Sullivan Wells D-NH
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- James Cooper O-PA
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Lawrence Brainerd O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the general convention of…: Senate Vote, May 10, 1854,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/33-S-131/to-amend-the-general-convention-of-friendship-reciprocal-establishment (accessed 2026-10-17).