Senate roll call 653 · 35th Congress · Mar 1, 1859
To concur in amendment to H. R. 872, made in the committee of the whole which provides for in increased mail service between ST. Joseph, mo. And placerville, ca
On Mar 1, 1859, the Senate voted 29–24 (HR 872). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–24, Republicans 17–0, Others 2–0. 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
- 29
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 1, 1859
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 24 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- James Shields D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- William Bigler D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- 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
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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