Senate roll call 232 · 35th Congress · May 11, 1858
To amend S. 279, providing for the final adjustment of private land claims in the states of florida, louisiana, arkansas, and missouri, by eliminating the words
On May 11, 1858, the Senate voted 19–21 (S 279). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–11, Republicans 5–9, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 19
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- May 11, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 11 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted no
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- 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
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
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