Senate roll call 413 · 35th Congress · Jun 12, 1858
To adopt H. J. RES. 37, in regard to carrying the U.S. Mail from ST. Joseph, mo., to placerville, california.
On Jun 12, 1858, the Senate voted 29–17 (HJR 37). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–16, Republicans 15–0, 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
- 29
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 12, 1858
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Bigler D-PA
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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