Senate roll call 371 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to amend H. R. 558, the amendment relating to compensation for transportation of mails from new york by southa
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 20–19 (HR 558). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 7–14, Republicans 11–3, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 20
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 14 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne 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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