Senate roll call 409 · 35th Congress · Jun 12, 1858
To amend H. R. 42 (app. 6/14/1858), a bill to provide a lifetime pension to mary a. M. Jones, widow of brevet major general roger jones, at the rate of one half
On Jun 12, 1858, the Senate voted 9–25 (HR 42). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–15, Republicans 4–8, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 8 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
- 9
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Jun 12, 1858
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 15 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 8 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- 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
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond 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
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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