Senate roll call 350 · 35th Congress · Jun 7, 1858
To amend H. R. 199 by authorizing the President of the United States to appoint a judge advocate general to be in charge of all naval inquiries and court martia
On Jun 7, 1858, the Senate voted 17–26 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–16, Republicans 3–9, Others 3–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 17
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jun 7, 1858
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 16 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- 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
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- 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
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-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
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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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