Senate roll call 68 · 34th Congress · Jul 1, 1856
To engross S. 308,(app. 8/18/1856, 11 stat. L. 472), a bill providing for payment of the claims of john h. Scranton and james m. Hunt owners of the steamer "maj
On Jul 1, 1856, the Senate voted 25–10 (S 308). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–8, Others 9–2. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jul 1, 1856
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Josiah James Evans D-SC voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- John B. Weller D-CA
- Isaac Toucey D-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster O-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Thomas George Pratt O-MD
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Henry Sheffie Geyer O-MO
- Stephen Adams D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell O-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- William Henry Seward O-NY
- Richard Brodhead D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Solomon Foot O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson O-MA
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade O-OH
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Joseph Parsons Comegys O-DE
- James Harlan O-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin O-LA
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Amos Nourse R-ME
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden O-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Hamilton Fish O-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Charles Tillinghast James D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chamberlain Jones O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
- Henry Dodge D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To engross S. 308,(app. 8/18/1856, 11 stat…: Senate Vote, Jul 1, 1856,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-S-68/to-engross-s-308-app-8-18-1856-11 (accessed 2026-10-17).