Senate roll call 383 · 35th Congress · Jun 10, 1858
To amend H. R. 556, so as to establish fine against any person employed in any post office for the purpose of delivering the mails who shall refuse to deliver o
On Jun 10, 1858, the Senate voted 22–25 (HR 556). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–25, Republicans 14–0, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 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
- 22
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 10, 1858
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 25 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- 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
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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