Senate roll call 304 · 35th Congress · Jun 1, 1858
To sustain decision of the chair, which ruled out of order a motion to amend an amendment by adding appropriation for a federal building in jefferson city, mo.,
On Jun 1, 1858, the Senate voted 33–11. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–9, Republicans 14–1, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 11
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 1, 1858
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 9 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Samuel Houston O-TX
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond 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
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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