Senate roll call 257 · 35th Congress · May 18, 1858
To pass S. 239.
On May 18, 1858, the Senate voted 35–17 (S 239). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–8, Republicans 11–6, Others 1–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 35
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 18, 1858
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 8 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted no
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson 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
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.