Senate roll call 387 · 36th Congress · Jan 5, 1861
To amend the bill, H.R. 701 securing contracts and making provisions for transportation of mails, troops and munitions between the atlantic and pacific, by requ
On Jan 5, 1861, the Senate voted 35–23 (HR 701). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–10, Republicans 9–13, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 35
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 5, 1861
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 10 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 13 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- John Hemphill D-TX voted no
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX voted no
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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