Senate roll call 391 · 35th Congress · Jun 10, 1858
To amend H. R. 556, by providing that after march 4th next all postages shall be prepaid excepting newspapers and foreign matter. (p.2892, col.2)
On Jun 10, 1858, the Senate voted 23–20 (HR 556). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 9–19, Republicans 13–1, Others 1–0. 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
- 23
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jun 10, 1858
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 19 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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