Senate roll call 94 · 34th Congress · Jul 14, 1856
To amend S. 113, by providing for elevation of officers to higher ranks, whenever vacancies in action list exists, by regular promotion in order of ranks and se
On Jul 14, 1856, the Senate voted 15–28 (S 113). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–19, Others 6–9. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 14, 1856
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted yes
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted yes
- Josiah James Evans D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee O-WI
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
Other votes
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