Senate roll call 299 · 31st Congress · Sep 20, 1850
To amend S. 315, (sept. 28, 1850) establishing collection districts (customs) in california, and fixing the salaries of collectors and appraisers, which amendme
On Sep 20, 1850, the Senate voted 28–18 (S 315). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–11, Others 14–7. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Millard Fillmore was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Sep 20, 1850
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 11 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Charles Frémont D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
- Pierre Soulé D-LA voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS voted no
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH voted no
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Roger Sherman Baldwin O-CT
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Robert Charles Winthrop O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Charles Frémont D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Truman Smith O-CT
- John Wales O-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Thomas Ewing O-OH
- Samuel Houston D-TX
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Jeremiah Clemens D-AL
- Solon Borland D-AR
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- James Shields D-IL
- James Whitcomb D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Robert Rantoul Jr. D-MA
- David Stewart O-MD
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- James Cooper O-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Franklin Harper Elmore D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC
- Robert Woodward Barnwell D-SC
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 315, (sept. 28, 1850)…: Senate Vote, Sep 20, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-S-299/to-amend-s-315-sept-28-1850-establishing-collection (accessed 2026-10-17).