Senate roll call 291 · 35th Congress · May 28, 1858
To amend an amendment to H. R. 200, the amendment providing that appropriation for the capitol extension shall not be used for decoration of said extension unle
On May 28, 1858, the Senate voted 23–27 (HR 200). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–19, Republicans 5–7, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 23
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 28, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 19 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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