Senate roll call 74 · 35th Congress · Feb 16, 1858
To amend resolution relating to protested election of graham n. Fitch and jesse d. Bright by adding, "that the proofs to be taken shall be limited to the sweari
On Feb 16, 1858, the Senate voted 19–25. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–22, Republicans 17–0, Others 0–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
- 19
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Feb 16, 1858
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 22 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- 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
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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