Senate roll call 469 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1859
To amend amendment offered as substitute to S. 65, which amendment gives in detail construction of the routes followed, the appropriation of public lands necess
On Jan 14, 1859, the Senate voted 31–25 (S 65). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–22, Republicans 16–2, Others 2–1. 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
- 31
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 14, 1859
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- 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
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- 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
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- 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
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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