Senate roll call 331 · 35th Congress · Jun 3, 1858
To adopt amendment to H. R. 200, which amendment relates to compensation to be given all diplomatic and salaried consular officers appointed under an act to rem
On Jun 3, 1858, the Senate voted 25–21 (HR 200). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–12, Republicans 5–9, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 25
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 3, 1858
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 12 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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