Senate roll call 264 · 36th Congress · Jun 7, 1860
To amend amendment to the bill H.R. 305, which amendment relates to allowing interest to certain states, by adding the provision, directing the secretary of the
On Jun 7, 1860, the Senate voted 15–36 (HR 305). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–25, Republicans 7–10, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- 15
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jun 7, 1860
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 25 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 10 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA voted yes
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- John Slidell D-LA voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
- Trusten Polk D-MO voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson 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
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- 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
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend amendment to the bill H.R. 305…: Senate Vote, Jun 7, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-S-264/to-amend-amendment-to-the-bill-h-r-305 (accessed 2026-10-17).