Senate roll call 363 · 35th Congress · Jun 8, 1858
To adjourn.
On Jun 8, 1858, the Senate voted 21–22. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–10, Republicans 4–11, Others 3–1. 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
- 21
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jun 8, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 10 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- 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
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.