Senate roll call 301 · 35th Congress · May 31, 1858
To amend H. R. 200 so as to authorize the accounting officers of the treasury to examine the accounts between the United States and the several states which hav
On May 31, 1858, the Senate voted 33–19 (HR 200). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–15, Republicans 12–4, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 33
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 31, 1858
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- 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
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