Senate roll call 238 · 33rd Congress · Jul 21, 1854
To amend the bill S. 96, (2-28-1855), providing for the payment of such creditors of the late republic of texas as are comprehended in the act of Congress of se
On Jul 21, 1854, the Senate voted 18–25 (S 96). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–15, Others 6–10. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 21, 1854
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA voted yes
- James Shields D-IL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Francis Gillette O-CT
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Pettit D-IN
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Julius Rockwell O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- James Cooper O-PA
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot O-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Truman Smith O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Edward Everett O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown 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
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Lawrence Brainerd O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the bill S. 96, (2-28-1855)…: Senate Vote, Jul 21, 1854,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/33-S-238/to-amend-the-bill-s-96-2-28-1855 (accessed 2026-10-17).