Senate roll call 255 · 35th Congress · May 18, 1858
To postpone consideration of S. 239, for the purpose of taking up consideration of the homestead bill. (p.2202)
On May 18, 1858, the Senate voted 8–45 (S 239). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–28, Republicans 5–13, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 8
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 18, 1858
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 28 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX voted yes
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Charles Durkee 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
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Preston King R-NY
- 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
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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