Senate roll call 269 · 36th Congress · Jun 8, 1860
To pass H.J.RES. 17. (p. 2751-3)
On Jun 8, 1860, the Senate voted 28–16 (HJR 17). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 7–15, Republicans 21–0, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 8, 1860
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 15 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- John Slidell D-LA voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Joseph Lane D-OR voted yes
- John Hemphill D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.J.RES. 17. (p. 2751-3): Senate Vote, Jun 8, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-S-269/to-pass-h-j-res-17-p-2751-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).