Senate roll call 264 · 35th Congress · May 19, 1858
To amend an amendment to S. 10 which amendment establishes the dates for repeal of all acts giving allowances or bounties as dec. 31, 1859, by changing the date
On May 19, 1858, the Senate voted 26–30 (S 10). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–30, Republicans 19–0, Others 3–0. 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
- 26
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 19, 1858
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 30 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- James Shields D-MN voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- 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
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- 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.
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