Senate roll call 558 · 35th Congress · Feb 8, 1859
To pass H. R. 541.
On Feb 8, 1859, the Senate voted 22–24 (HR 541). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–9, Republicans 5–11, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 22
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Feb 8, 1859
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 9 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.