Senate roll call 277 · 33rd Congress · Jul 28, 1854
To proceed to the consideration of the bill H.R. 392, making appropriations for the repair, preservation and completion of certain public works, heretofore comm
On Jul 28, 1854, the Senate voted 35–12 (HR 392). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–10, Others 17–2. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 28, 1854
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted no
- Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted no
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Francis Gillette O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- James Shields D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Pettit D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Julius Rockwell O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Solon Borland D-AR
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Truman Smith O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Edward Everett O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- 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
- James Cooper O-PA
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Lawrence Brainerd O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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