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Senate roll call 54 · 36th Congress · Feb 9, 1860

To postpone the special order for a half hour, (the resolution to print several reports of the commissioner of the patent office on metorological observations),

On Feb 9, 1860, the Senate voted 33–25. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–1, Republicans 0–23, Others 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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

33

No

25

Did not vote

12

Date

Feb 9, 1860

From Voteview roll call records.