Senate roll call 373 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To adjourn.
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 16–24. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–12, Republicans 0–11, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 24
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 12 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA 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
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson 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
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- 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
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.