Senate roll call 379 · 35th Congress · Jun 9, 1858
To adjourn, during consideration of H. R. 555 (app. 6/12/1858), a bill to supply deficiencies in appropriations for current expenses of the indian department an
On Jun 9, 1858, the Senate voted 21–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–12, Republicans 6–3, Others 1–0. 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
- 21
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Jun 9, 1858
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 12 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 3 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 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
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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