Senate roll call 405 · 35th Congress · Jun 12, 1858
To adopt first branch of an amendment to H. R. 555 (app. 6/14/1858), a bill to supply deficiencies in appropriations for expenses of indian department and for f
On Jun 12, 1858, the Senate voted 22–14 (HR 555). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–11, Republicans 8–3, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 14
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Jun 12, 1858
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 11 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 3 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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