Senate roll call 368 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To amend an amendment to H. R. 558 (app. 6/12/1858), a bill to make appropriations for the transport of United States mail by ocean steamer or otherwise during
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 11–26 (HR 558). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–11, Republicans 0–13, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 11
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 11 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. 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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