Senate roll call 359 · 35th Congress · Jun 8, 1858
To amend H. R. 243, by making an appropriation for payment of the volunters operating in florida, during the year 1857. (p.2786, col.2)
On Jun 8, 1858, the Senate voted 26–11 (HR 243). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–3, Republicans 2–8. 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
- 26
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Jun 8, 1858
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 3 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 8 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-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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