Senate roll call 181 · 35th Congress · Apr 21, 1858
To amend H. R. 306, so as to provide "that no contract for army supplies or service of any description, except for transportation on railroads, shall be made he
On Apr 21, 1858, the Senate voted 24–25 (HR 306). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–25, Republicans 19–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 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
- 25
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 21, 1858
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 25 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden 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
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
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
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- 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
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- 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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