Senate roll call 460 · 35th Congress · Jan 7, 1859
To postpone further consideration of S. 65, and proceed to consideration of private bills. (p.259)
On Jan 7, 1859, the Senate voted 20–30 (S 65). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–9, Republicans 2–16, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 20
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jan 7, 1859
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 9 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no
Who broke with their party
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- 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 Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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