Senate roll call 360 · 35th Congress · Jun 8, 1858
To amend H. R. 243, by making appropriation for purchase of breech-loading carbines, to be selected and approved by a board of ordinance officers. (p.2788, col
On Jun 8, 1858, the Senate voted 30–17 (HR 243). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–13, Republicans 10–4, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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
- 30
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 8, 1858
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 13 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale 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
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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