Senate roll call 185 · 35th Congress · Apr 22, 1858
To concur in amendment to H. R. 306 as made in committee of the whole, relating to a joint resolution to fix the compensation of the employees in the legislativ
On Apr 22, 1858, the Senate voted 26–22 (HR 306). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–6, Republicans 5–12, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 22, 1858
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 6 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
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