Senate roll call 436 · 34th Congress · Mar 3, 1857
To amend H.R. 615, by appropriating $66,000 to enlarge and prepare the public grounds surrounding the capitol.
On Mar 3, 1857, the Senate voted 27–18 (HR 615). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–14, Others 12–4, Republicans 1–0. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 3, 1857
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 14 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
- Josiah James Evans D-SC voted no
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX 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
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
Did not vote
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 615, by appropriating $66,000…: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1857,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-S-436/to-amend-h-r-615-by-appropriating-66-000 (accessed 2026-10-17).