Senate roll call 355 · 35th Congress · Jun 8, 1858
To amend amendment to H.R. 42, a bill to grant a pension to mary a. M. Jones, which amendment relates to granting a pension to myra clarke gaines, and which was
On Jun 8, 1858, the Senate voted 21–27 (S 383). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–13, Republicans 7–10, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 21
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 8, 1858
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 13 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- 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
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- 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
- Jefferson Davis 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
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- 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
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- 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
From Voteview roll call records.
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