Senate roll call 341 · 35th Congress · Jun 4, 1858
To postpone prior orders of the day and take up for consideration H. R. 199.
On Jun 4, 1858, the Senate voted 22–22 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–11, Republicans 3–8, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 22
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 4, 1858
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH 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 McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- 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
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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