Senate roll call 222 · 33rd Congress · Jul 20, 1854
To amend H.R. 37, by giving the citizens of the old states six months in which to take up actual residence on the land, dating from the period of entry. (p. 11
On Jul 20, 1854, the Senate voted 35–16 (HR 37). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–12, Others 16–4. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 20, 1854
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others16 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Pettit D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Lewis Cass D-MI voted no
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted no
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted no
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted no
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Julius Rockwell O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Francis Gillette O-CT
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Pettit D-IN
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Truman Smith O-CT
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Edward Everett O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Jared Warner Williams D-NH
- John Sullivan Wells D-NH
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- James Cooper O-PA
- Lawrence Brainerd O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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