Senate roll call 602 · 35th Congress · Feb 22, 1859
To amend H. R. 711, so as to provide that the laws establishing branch mints at charlotte, n. C., and dahlonega, ga. Are hereby repealed and the President is au
On Feb 22, 1859, the Senate voted 26–17 (HR 711). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 9–15, Republicans 15–2, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 26
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Feb 22, 1859
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 15 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Jefferson Davis D-MS voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Matthias Ward D-TX
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Burton Thompson 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
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Philip Allen D-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
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