Senate roll call 247 · 35th Congress · May 15, 1858
To postpone prior orders of the day and take up for consideration, H. R. 201.
On May 15, 1858, the Senate voted 31–22 (HR 201). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–7, Republicans 3–14, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 31
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 15, 1858
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 7 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 14 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- 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
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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