Senate roll call 311 · 35th Congress · Jun 1, 1858
To amend H. R. 200 so as to appropriate various sums of money for repairing public works in different harbors, and improving navigation of certain rivers. (p.5
On Jun 1, 1858, the Senate voted 23–26 (HR 200). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–25, Republicans 15–0, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 23
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jun 1, 1858
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 25 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick 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
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 200 so as to appropriate…: Senate Vote, Jun 1, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-S-311/to-amend-h-r-200-so-as-to-appropriate (accessed 2026-10-17).