Senate roll call 683 · 35th Congress · Mar 3, 1859
To amend H. R. 713, so as to make appropriation to be spent under the direction of the commissioner of public buildings for repairs to long bridge over the poto
On Mar 3, 1859, the Senate voted 25–19 (HR 713). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–16, Republicans 9–3, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 25
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Mar 3, 1859
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted yes
- George Wallace Jones D-IA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- James Shields D-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- David Settle Reid D-NC voted yes
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted no
- Joseph Lane D-OR voted yes
- Philip Allen D-RI voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- James Shields D-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- David Settle Reid D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Philip Allen D-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Samuel Houston O-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Martin Waltham Bates D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Burton Thompson O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Asa Biggs D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Bell R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Delazon Smith D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Arthur Peronneau Hayne D-SC
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Josiah James Evans D-SC
- John Bell O-TN
- James Pinckney Henderson D-TX
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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