Senate roll call 421 · 35th Congress · Jun 14, 1858
To consent to the nomination of augustus schell, to be collector of the customs for the district of new york in the state of new york. (p.456, p.397-418)
On Jun 14, 1858, the Senate voted 38–6. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–0, Republicans 2–6, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 2 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
- 38
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 14, 1858
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 6 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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