Senate roll call 377 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To concur in amendment to H. R. 558, as agreed to in committee of the whole, which amendment makes appropriation for mail transportation between new york and li
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 26–22 (HR 558). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–17, Republicans 13–4, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 22
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted yes
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-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
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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