Senate roll call 682 · 35th Congress · Mar 3, 1859
To sustain decision of the chair, that the amendment to H. R. 713, relating to that part of treaty of 1819 between the United States and spain which provided se
On Mar 3, 1859, the Senate voted 28–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–16, Republicans 11–3, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 28
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1859
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 16 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith 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
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
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