Senate roll call 467 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1859
To amend a provision in S. 65 relating to contracting for the transportation of the mails and military personnel and supplies from the missouri river to san fra
On Jan 14, 1859, the Senate voted 19–35 (S 65). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–31, Republicans 15–2, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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
- 19
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jan 14, 1859
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 31 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- 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
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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