Senate roll call 112 · 25th Congress · Mar 9, 1838
To accept the amendment to S. 157 which designates as depositories only those banks whose stock is owned in whole or part by the state.
On Mar 9, 1838, the Senate voted 19–32 (S 157). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–31, Others 15–1. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Mar 9, 1838
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 31 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon 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
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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