Senate roll call 226 · 34th Congress · Aug 13, 1856
To amend the resolution relating to the ratification of the treaty with "two sicilies," which amendment restores effectiveness of articles 21,22,23, and 24 prev
On Aug 13, 1856, the Senate voted 33–9. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–9, Others 16–0. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Aug 13, 1856
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 9 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others16 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller D-CA voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John B. Weller D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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