Senate roll call 116 · 36th Congress · Mar 16, 1860
To table S. 101, regarding the claim of thomas crown for the breaking of his contract by the U.S. (p. 1200-3)
On Mar 16, 1860, the Senate voted 31–8 (S 101). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–4, Republicans 13–4, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Mar 16, 1860
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 4 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ voted no
- John Hemphill D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Bigler D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- John Hemphill D-TX
Did not vote
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To table S. 101, regarding the claim of…: Senate Vote, Mar 16, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-S-116/to-table-s-101-regarding-the-claim-of-thomas (accessed 2026-10-17).