Senate roll call 113 · 34th Congress · Jul 17, 1856
To consent to the promotion and appointment of john kelley, william gardner, david farragut, stephen b. Wilson and 450 others in the navy.
On Jul 17, 1856, the Senate voted 30–6. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–3, Others 10–3. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jul 17, 1856
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 3 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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