Senate roll call 187 · 35th Congress · Apr 22, 1858
To reconsider the vote agreeing to the amendment to H. R. 306, relating to the joint resolution to fix the compensation of the employees of the legislative depa
On Apr 22, 1858, the Senate voted 30–20 (HR 306). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–18, Republicans 16–2, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 30
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Apr 22, 1858
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 18 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-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
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- 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
- William Bigler D-PA
- 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
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- 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
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- 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
From Voteview roll call records.
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