Senate roll call 314 · 36th Congress · Jun 16, 1860
On passage of the bill S. 291 (app. 6-22-60), providing for a pension to mary preston, widow of george preston, an ordnance officer in the U.S. Service. (p. 30
On Jun 16, 1860, the Senate voted 30–16 (S 291). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 12–11, Republicans 16–5, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 30
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jun 16, 1860
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX voted no
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Slidell D-LA
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- 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 passage of the bill S. 291 (app…: Senate Vote, Jun 16, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-S-314/on-passage-of-the-bill-s-291-app-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).