Senate roll call 349 · 35th Congress · Jun 7, 1858
To agree to amendment to H. R. 199, which amendment is an insertion after line 58 to provide for construction of 9 steam screw sloops-of-war to meet certain spe
On Jun 7, 1858, the Senate voted 20–24 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–13, Republicans 2–10, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 20
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 7, 1858
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 13 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch 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
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- 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
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
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