Senate roll call 322 · 36th Congress · Jun 19, 1860
To postpone the special order, H.R. 304, the overland mail bill, in order to conclude discussion of H.R. 339, (app. 6-23-60), providing for the legislative, exe
On Jun 19, 1860, the Senate voted 24–15 (HR 304). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–10, Republicans 14–4, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 24
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Jun 19, 1860
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 10 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 4 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA voted no
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- John Slidell D-LA voted no
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Joseph Lane D-OR voted no
- William Bigler D-PA voted no
- John Hemphill D-TX voted no
- Charles Durkee R-WI voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Robert Augustus Toombs D-GA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- James Stephen Green D-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Preston King R-NY
- William Henry Seward R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- James Chesnut Jr. D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- William McKendree Gwin D-CA
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- John Slidell D-LA
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Joseph Lane D-OR
- William Bigler D-PA
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Charles Durkee R-WI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Colbreth Broderick D-CA
- Henry Peter Haun D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Judah Philip Benjamin D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- George Ellis Pugh D-OH
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- James Henry Hammond D-SC
- Matthias Ward D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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