Senate roll call 303 · 36th Congress · Jun 14, 1860
On agreeing to amendment to the bill H.R. 339 (app. 6-23-60), making appropriations for the legislative, judicial and executive expenses of the government for 1
On Jun 14, 1860, the Senate voted 22–24 (HR 339). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–15, Republicans 6–9, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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
- 24
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jun 14, 1860
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 9 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL voted yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
- William King Sebastian D-AR voted yes
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA voted yes
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- William Henry Seward R-NY voted yes
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH voted yes
- Joseph Lane D-OR voted yes
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI voted yes
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC voted yes
- James Henry Hammond D-SC voted yes
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted yes
- John Hemphill D-TX voted yes
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- James Fowler Simmons 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 Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Slidell D-LA
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Charles Durkee R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “On agreeing to amendment to the bill H.R…: Senate Vote, Jun 14, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-S-303/on-agreeing-to-amendment-to-the-bill-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).