Senate roll call 427 · 35th Congress · Jun 16, 1858
To table the nomination of james w. Maudeville to be surveyor general of the United States for the district of california, motion carried. (p.342, p.464)
On Jun 16, 1858, the Senate voted 20–16. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–6, Republicans 0–5, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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
- 20
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Jun 16, 1858
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 6 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 5 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no
Who broke with their party
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Wright D-NJ
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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