Senate roll call 420 · 35th Congress · Jun 14, 1858
To table motion to reconsider the resolution relating to the nomination of john r. Sharpstein to be deputy postmaster at milwaukee and state of wisconsin. (p.4
On Jun 14, 1858, the Senate voted 25–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–15, Republicans 10–0, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 25
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Jun 14, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 15 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- 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
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
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