Senate roll call 344 · 35th Congress · Jun 7, 1858
To amend H. R. 199 by making appropriations for the construction of a stone drydock in pensacola, fla., under the direction of the secretary of the navy. (p.27
On Jun 7, 1858, the Senate voted 16–31 (HR 199). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–15, Republicans 2–13, Others 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 16
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 7, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 15 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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