Senate roll call 241 · 35th Congress · May 13, 1858
To reconsider vote by which the Senate passed H. R. 201. (p.351)
On May 13, 1858, the Senate voted 28–16 (HR 201). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–16, Republicans 14–0, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 28
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- May 13, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI 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
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- 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
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- 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
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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