Senate roll call 472 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1859
To adjourn.
On Jan 14, 1859, the Senate voted 26–31. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–19, Republicans 10–9, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 31
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 14, 1859
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted no
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Matthias Ward D-TX voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- 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
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- 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
- 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.