Senate roll call 295 · 35th Congress · May 31, 1858
To consider resolution relating to the recent aggressions by british cruisers on the commerce of the U.S.
On May 31, 1858, the Senate voted 33–21. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–7, Republicans 6–11, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 33
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 31, 1858
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 7 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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