Senate roll call 639 · 35th Congress · Feb 26, 1859
To agree to amended amendment to H. R. 667, which amended amendment provides for appropriations for certain specific fortifications.
On Feb 26, 1859, the Senate voted 28–12 (HR 667). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–8, Republicans 8–3, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 28
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Feb 26, 1859
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 8 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 3 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- 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
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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