Senate roll call 148 · 35th Congress · Apr 1, 1858
To postpone the special order of the day until tomorrow, so as to continue with consideration of H.R. 313. (p. 1425)
On Apr 1, 1858, the Senate voted 30–19 (HR 313). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–3, Republicans 0–16, Others 3–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 1, 1858
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 3 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 16 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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