Senate roll call 254 · 35th Congress · May 18, 1858
To postpone the special orders of the day, relating to consideration of S. 239 (11 stat. 383, app. 2/14/1859), a bill for the admission of oregon into the union
On May 18, 1858, the Senate voted 28–28 (S 239). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–25, Republicans 19–1, Others 2–2. 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
- 28
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 18, 1858
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 25 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- James Shields D-MN 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
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-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
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Josiah James Evans 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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