Senate roll call 438 · 36th Congress · Jan 29, 1861
To adjourn, motion made during debate on H.R. 701. (p. 618-1)
On Jan 29, 1861, the Senate voted 26–23. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–14, Republicans 15–9, 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
- 26
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 29, 1861
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 14 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Thomas Bragg D-NC voted yes
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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