Senate roll call 348 · 35th Congress · Jun 7, 1858
To amend an amendment to H.R. 199, which amendment provides for construction of steam screw sloops-of-war and one side-wheel steamer, by adding an insertion whi
On Jun 7, 1858, the Senate voted 6–40 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–23, Republicans 0–13, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 6 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
- 6
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 7, 1858
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 23 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- 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
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- 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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