Senate roll call 55 · 35th Congress · Jan 14, 1858
To consent to the nomination of william b. Reed, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to china. (p.267, p.289)
On Jan 14, 1858, the Senate voted 28–17. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–0, Republicans 1–17, Others 4–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
- 28
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jan 14, 1858
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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