Senate roll call 221 · 35th Congress · May 4, 1858
To amend S. J. RES. 28 (app. 5/11/1858) for the adjustment of differences with the republic of paraguay,by striking out "and use such force", so as to recommend
On May 4, 1858, the Senate voted 21–19 (SJR 28). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 7–16, Republicans 13–2, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 21
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- May 4, 1858
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 16 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- 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
- James Dixon R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- 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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