Senate roll call 231 · 35th Congress · May 11, 1858
To amend Senate resolution relating to the extradition treaty between the U.S. And france, so as to strike out the paragraph relating to "embezzlement from any
On May 11, 1858, the Senate voted 14–18. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–10, Republicans 6–7, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 14
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- May 11, 1858
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 10 no · 30 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- 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
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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