Senate roll call 59 · 20th Congress · Apr 15, 1828
To amend public land bill by eliminating the fifth section providing that all land remaining unsold for one year, as of provisions of this act, shall be ceded i
On Apr 15, 1828, the Senate voted 32–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 32–12.
During the 20th Congress (1827–1828), John Quincy Adams was president.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Apr 15, 1828
By party
- Others32 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Mckinley O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Calvin Willey O-CT
- Samuel Augustus Foot O-CT
- Louis Mclane O-DE
- Thomas Willis Cobb O-GA
- Elias Kent Kane O-IL
- John Rowan O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Josiah Stoddard Johnston O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Nathaniel Silsbee O-MA
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- Albion Keith Parris O-ME
- John Chandler O-ME
- David Barton O-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- Powhatan Ellis O-MS
- John Branch O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Levi Woodbury O-NH
- Samuel Bell O-NH
- Ephraim Bateman O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Martin Van Buren O-NY
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- William Marks O-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Tyler O-VA
- Littleton Waller Tazewell O-VA
- Horatio Seymour O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Moore Ridgely O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny O-LA
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Henry Harrison O-OH
- William Smith O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- Dudley Chase O-VT
Did not vote
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Oliver Hillhouse Prince O-GA
- Ezekiel Forman Chambers O-MD
- John Holmes O-ME
- James Iredell O-NC
- Charles Edward Dudley O-NY
- Jacob Burnet O-OH
- Isaac Dutton Barnard O-PA
- Robert Young Hayne O-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend public land bill by eliminating the…: Senate Vote, Apr 15…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/20-S-59/to-amend-public-land-bill-by-eliminating-the-fifth (accessed 2026-10-17).