Senate roll call 342 · 34th Congress · Feb 7, 1857
To table the motion to reconsider the vote adopting the resolution requesting the President to inform the Senate about deserters from the navy since feb. 28, 18
On Feb 7, 1857, the Senate voted 25–22. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–12, Others 8–9, Republicans 0–1. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 7, 1857
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 12 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR 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
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Stephen Adams D-MS voted no
- Asa Biggs D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan O-IA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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