Senate roll call 502 · 35th Congress · Jan 27, 1859
To amend S. 65 so as to add that secretary of interior, upon passage of this act, is authorized to invite separate proposals for construction of two railroads f
On Jan 27, 1859, the Senate voted 29–18 (S 65). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–14, Republicans 8–4, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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
- 18
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jan 27, 1859
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 14 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 4 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- Philip Allen D-RI voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
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