Senate roll call 264 · 34th Congress · Aug 16, 1856
To concur in the amendment to H.R. 315, which amendment provides for the examination and settlement of the claims of ramsey and cormick because of abrogation of
On Aug 16, 1856, the Senate voted 26–20 (HR 315). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 9–18, Others 17–2. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Aug 16, 1856
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted yes
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI voted yes
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
- Henry Dodge 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
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
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Capitol Receipts, “To concur in the amendment to H.R. 315…: Senate Vote, Aug 16, 1856,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-S-264/to-concur-in-the-amendment-to-h-r-315 (accessed 2026-10-17).