Senate roll call 312 · 35th Congress · Jun 1, 1858
To amend H. R. 200 so as to eliminate appropriations for compensation of superintendents and keepers at certain life saving stations, and for life-saving appara
On Jun 1, 1858, the Senate voted 15–31 (HR 200). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–14, Republicans 0–14, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 15
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 1, 1858
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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