Senate roll call 235 · 35th Congress · May 12, 1858
To amend S. 10, by ading a section repealing the laws establishing a naval school at anapolis and a military school at west point. (p.2082)
On May 12, 1858, the Senate voted 13–39 (S 10). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–30, Republicans 10–8, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 13
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 12, 1858
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 30 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Charles Durkee 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 Dixon R-CT
- 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
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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