Senate roll call 354 · 35th Congress · Jun 8, 1858
To reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to amend an amendment to H. R. 42, a bill to grant a pension to mary a. M. Jones, widow of brevet major genera
On Jun 8, 1858, the Senate voted 32–16 (HR 42). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–11, Republicans 12–5, Others 4–0. 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
- 32
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 8, 1858
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 11 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
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