Senate roll call 414 · 34th Congress · Mar 2, 1857
To concur in the amendment to H.R. 606, which amendment made in committee of the whole, proposes to increase the salary of the judge of the southern district of
On Mar 2, 1857, the Senate voted 13–35 (HR 606). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–19, Others 2–15, Republicans 0–1. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 2, 1857
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 19 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Josiah James Evans D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John B. Weller D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To concur in the amendment to H.R. 606…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1857,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-S-414/to-concur-in-the-amendment-to-h-r-606 (accessed 2026-10-17).