Senate roll call 290 · 34th Congress · Aug 21, 1856
To adopt the resolution extending the time for the exchange of ratifications of the treaty between the U.S. And the grand duchy of baden, whatever time the same
On Aug 21, 1856, the Senate voted 25–8. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–7, Others 12–1. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Aug 21, 1856
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 7 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 1 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller D-CA voted no
- Isaac Toucey D-CT voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
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