Senate roll call 533 · 35th Congress · Feb 4, 1859
To adjourn in order to postpone consideration of S. 273, a bill to pay compensation to the officers, owners and crew of the brig. General armstrong.
On Feb 4, 1859, the Senate voted 14–20. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–10, Republicans 2–7, Others 1–3. 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
- 14
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Feb 4, 1859
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 10 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 7 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted no
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC voted no
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- 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
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
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