Senate roll call 96 · 35th Congress · Mar 9, 1858
To postpone indefinitely S. 122, a bill for the relief of thomas ap. Catisby jones. (p.1000 col.3)
On Mar 9, 1858, the Senate voted 11–29 (S 122). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–15, Republicans 6–10, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 11
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Mar 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 15 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- John Slidell D-LA voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Asa Biggs D-NC voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
How each senator voted: No
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon 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
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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