Senate roll call 464 · 35th Congress · Jan 13, 1859
To pass S. J. RES. 56, to authorize the secretary of state to pay the salaries of the ministers resident at the argentine confederation, costa rico and honduras
On Jan 13, 1859, the Senate voted 43–6 (SJR 56). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–1, Republicans 11–5, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 43
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jan 13, 1859
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 1 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- James Shields D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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