Senate roll call 325 · 34th Congress · Jan 22, 1857
To pass S. 493, (app. 3/3/1857, 11 stat. L. 187), a bill expediting telegraphic communications for the government use in foreign intercourse.
On Jan 22, 1857, the Senate voted 29–18 (S 493). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–15, Others 15–4. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 22, 1857
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- John B. Weller D-CA voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Asa Biggs D-NC voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted no
- Josiah James Evans D-SC voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-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
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- James Harlan O-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. 493, (app. 3/3/1857, 11 stat. L…: Senate Vote, Jan 22, 1857,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-S-325/to-pass-s-493-app-3-3-1857-11 (accessed 2026-10-17).