Senate roll call 199 · 35th Congress · Apr 26, 1858
To table the appeal from the decision of the chair made during debate on S. 161 that in conformity to the xiv rule of the Senate when the reading of a paper is
On Apr 26, 1858, the Senate voted 25–25. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–4, Republicans 0–19, Others 1–2. 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
- 25
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Apr 26, 1858
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 4 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 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
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-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
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- 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
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- 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
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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