Senate roll call 642 · 35th Congress · Feb 28, 1859
To pass H. R. 324, a bill relating to compensation to legal representatives of samuel jones. (p.1432, col.2)
On Feb 28, 1859, the Senate voted 18–30 (HR 324). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–18, Republicans 2–12, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 18
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Feb 28, 1859
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 18 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- James Shields D-MN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
- Matthias Ward D-TX voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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