Senate roll call 423 · 35th Congress · Jun 14, 1858
To agree to the report of the committee on conference regarding H. R. 556, which report recommends that Senate recede from their first ten amendments, these bei
On Jun 14, 1858, the Senate voted 33–17 (HR 556). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–16, Republicans 15–1, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 33
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jun 14, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell 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
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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