Senate roll call 95 · 34th Congress · Jul 14, 1856
To amend S. 113, by granting to officers on the retired list, whether dropped or retired, the right to apply for reinstatement.
On Jul 14, 1856, the Senate voted 17–29 (S 113). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–18, Others 7–11. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jul 14, 1856
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 18 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John B. Weller D-CA voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John B. Weller D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter 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
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- 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
- James Bell O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- 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
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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