Senate roll call 450 · 33rd Congress · Feb 16, 1855
To amend s.j. R. 10, (3-3-1855), relating to the claim of abigail stafford, by striking out the part allowing interest and inserting "settle the same in comfor
On Feb 16, 1855, the Senate voted 26–14 (SJR 10). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–12, Others 15–2. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Feb 16, 1855
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Francis Gillette O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- William Crosby Dawson O-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- James Cooper O-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Lawrence Brainerd O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- John B. Weller D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Shields D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Solon Borland D-AR
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Truman Smith O-CT
- Jackson Morton O-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Pettit D-IN
- Archibald Dixon O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Edward Everett O-MA
- Julius Rockwell O-MA
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Jared Warner Williams D-NH
- John Sullivan Wells D-NH
- Moses Norris Jr. D-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- Salmon Portland Chase O-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend s.j. R. 10, (3-3-1855), relating to…: Senate Vote, Feb 16…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/33-S-450/to-amend-s-j-r-10-3-3-1855 (accessed 2026-10-17).