Senate roll call 8 · 35th Congress · Mar 11, 1857
To go into executive session. (p.389, col.3)
On Mar 11, 1857, the Senate voted 24–22. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–14, Republicans 7–7, Others 3–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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
- 24
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 11, 1857
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 14 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Asa Biggs D-NC voted no
- James Bell R-NH voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot 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
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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