Senate roll call 664 · 35th Congress · Mar 1, 1859
To agree to amended amendment to H. R. 712, which gives such officers of the navy as were dropped from the service by the action of the late retiring board and
On Mar 1, 1859, the Senate voted 34–6 (HR 712). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–6, Republicans 11–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 6 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
- 34
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Mar 1, 1859
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 6 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted no
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL voted no
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted no
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- 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
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
Did not vote
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- 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
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to amended amendment to H. R. 712…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-S-664/to-agree-to-amended-amendment-to-h-r-712 (accessed 2026-10-17).