To agree to amendment to H.R. 200, which provides that the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House Of Representatives are hereby directed to continue

On Jun 2, 1858, the Senate voted 34–15 (HR 200). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–13, Republicans 13–3, Others 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 34
No: 15
Did not vote: 23
Date: Jun 2, 1858

By party

Democrats16 yes · 13 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
James Harlan R-IA voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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