Senate roll call 516 · 35th Congress · Jan 29, 1859
To amend H. R. 541 as in committee of the whole by addition so as to provide that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the washington passenger r
On Jan 29, 1859, the Senate voted 24–4 (HR 541). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–0, Republicans 9–3, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 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
- 4
- Did not vote
- 45
- Date
- Jan 29, 1859
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 0 no · 33 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- 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
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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