Senate roll call 679 · 35th Congress · Mar 3, 1859
To amend H. R. 713, so as to make appropriation for the payment of florida volunteers called into service in the years 1857 and 1858 by requisition of the presi
On Mar 3, 1859, the Senate voted 34–13 (HR 713). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 30–3, Republicans 3–10, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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
- 34
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1859
By party
- Democrats30 yes · 3 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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