Senate roll call 372 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
Reconsideration vote on an amendment to H.R. 558, which amendment relates to compensation for transportation of mails from new york, by southampton or cowes, to
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 18–19 (HR 558). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–8, Republicans 3–9, Others 2–2. 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
- 18
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 8 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 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
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- 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
- Preston King R-NY
- 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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