Senate roll call 378 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To pass H. R. 558.
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 23–21 (HR 558). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–13, Republicans 7–7, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 23
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 13 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME 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
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- James Henry Hammond D-SC 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
- 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
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.