Senate roll call 701 · 35th Congress · Mar 3, 1859
To recede from Senate amendment, in order to bring the minds of both houses together on H. R. 713, which amendment authorizes postmaster general to contract for
On Mar 3, 1859, the Senate voted 25–22 (HR 713). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–6, Republicans 1–14, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 25
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1859
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 6 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Joseph Lane D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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