Senate roll call 252 · 34th Congress · Aug 15, 1856
To amend H.R. 201, by authorizing appropriations for construction of U.S. Customs houses, post offices, and court buildings and by authorizing such construction
On Aug 15, 1856, the Senate voted 21–18 (HR 201). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–16, Others 13–2. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Aug 15, 1856
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 16 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- James Bell O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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