Senate roll call 474 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1859
To adjourn. (p.384)
On Jan 14, 1859, the Senate voted 24–25. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–17, Republicans 11–6, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 24
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jan 14, 1859
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman 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.