Senate roll call 415 · 35th Congress · Jun 12, 1858
To adjourn.
On Jun 12, 1858, the Senate voted 17–29. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–14, Republicans 2–11, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 17
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 12, 1858
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-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
- 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.