Senate roll call 184 · 35th Congress · Apr 21, 1858
To concur in an amendment to H. R. 306, which amendment eliminates the clause to pay reporters of the house for reporting the debates of the present session of
On Apr 21, 1858, the Senate voted 33–13 (HR 306). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–7, Republicans 13–4, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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
- 33
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Apr 21, 1858
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 7 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Samuel Houston O-TX
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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