Senate roll call 382 · 35th Congress · Jun 10, 1858
To amend H. R. 556, by making insertion to authorize postmaster general to allow additional two dollars per diem to special agents of the department for new yor
On Jun 10, 1858, the Senate voted 13–25 (HR 556). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–17, Republicans 8–6, Others 0–2. 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
- 13
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Jun 10, 1858
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 17 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale 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
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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