Senate roll call 400 · 35th Congress · Jun 11, 1858
To adjourn.
On Jun 11, 1858, the Senate voted 12–11. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–7, Republicans 3–4, 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
- 12
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 50
- Date
- Jun 11, 1858
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 7 no · 32 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- 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
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-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
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- 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
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.