Senate roll call 106 · 25th Congress · Feb 21, 1838
To postpone previous order in order to consider S. 86, a bill providing for the continuation of the cumberland road through ohio, indiana, and illinois; vice PR
On Feb 21, 1838, the Senate voted 21–21 (S 86). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–20, Others 12–1. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 21, 1838
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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