Senate roll call 452 · 35th Congress · Dec 22, 1858
To consent to the appointment of robert b. Riell, a lieutenant on the reserved list on furlough pay, to the active list to take rank next after LT. Thomas b. Hu
On Dec 22, 1858, the Senate voted 26–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–12, Republicans 14–0, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 26
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Dec 22, 1858
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 12 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- James Shields D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- 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
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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