Senate roll call 610 · 35th Congress · Feb 24, 1859
To amend amendment to H. R. 874 by substituting for first six sections of proposed amendment a provision to abolish franking privilege from july 1st next, excep
On Feb 24, 1859, the Senate voted 18–25 (HR 874). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–12, Republicans 0–12, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 18
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Feb 24, 1859
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 12 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- 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
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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