Senate roll call 588 · 35th Congress · Feb 19, 1859
To amend H. R. 666 so as to add that salaries provided for in this act shall be computed in U.S. Gold coinage.
On Feb 19, 1859, the Senate voted 27–18 (HR 666). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–17, Republicans 16–0, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 27
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Feb 19, 1859
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 17 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
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
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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