Senate roll call 147 · 36th Congress · Apr 7, 1860
To amend S. 201 by including g. Vanderwerken as one of the corporators. (p. 1596-3)
On Apr 7, 1860, the Senate voted 22–20 (S 201). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–17, Republicans 13–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 22
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Apr 7, 1860
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 17 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 3 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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