Senate roll call 345 · 35th Congress · Jun 7, 1858
To amend an amendment to H. R. 199, which amendment provides for construction of nine steam screw sloops-of-war to meet certain specifications and one side-whee
On Jun 7, 1858, the Senate voted 22–31 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–26, Republicans 12–3, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 22
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 7, 1858
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 26 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- 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
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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