Senate roll call 159 · 35th Congress · Apr 5, 1858
To amend S. 232, by eliminating "section 5", which gives authority to the President of the United States to increase the auxiliary guard not to exceed 200 men.
On Apr 5, 1858, the Senate voted 24–21 (S 232). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–18, Republicans 11–2, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 24
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Apr 5, 1858
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 18 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- John Slidell D-LA voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Asa Biggs D-NC voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- 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
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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