Senate roll call 277 · 35th Congress · May 26, 1858
To postpone consideration of S. 396, in order to proceed to the consideration of the river and harbor bills. (p.2405)
On May 26, 1858, the Senate voted 18–30 (S 396). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–24, Republicans 15–2, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 18
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 26, 1858
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 24 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
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
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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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