Senate roll call 43 · 35th Congress · Jan 5, 1858
To adopt a resolution providing that S. 28 for the relief of alexander j. Atocha, together with the report of the committee on foreign relations and the papers
On Jan 5, 1858, the Senate voted 31–15 (S 28). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–7, Republicans 13–4, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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
- 31
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jan 5, 1858
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 7 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- 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
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- 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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