Senate roll call 228 · 35th Congress · May 10, 1858
To refer to the court of claims, the bill S. 222 for the relief of jeremiah moore, in order that said court of claims can ascertain the facts judicially. (p.20
On May 10, 1858, the Senate voted 13–27 (S 222). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–8, Republicans 0–17, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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
- 13
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- May 10, 1858
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 8 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-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
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- 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
- Josiah James Evans 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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