Senate roll call 370 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To amend H. R. 558 by striking out an appropriation and inserting that the amount of inland and ocean postage received by the U.S. In the mails in and out, be
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 22–19 (HR 558). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–8, Republicans 7–7, Others 1–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 19
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 8 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne 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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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