Senate roll call 475 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1859
To adjourn until monday next.
On Jan 14, 1859, the Senate voted 24–23. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–10, Republicans 5–12, 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
- 24
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jan 14, 1859
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 10 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- 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
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- 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
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
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- 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
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- 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.
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