Senate roll call 120 · 25th Congress · Mar 24, 1838
To amend the amendment to S. 157 which amendment provides that all sums payable to U.S. Be paid in legal currency, by providing that all public dues be paid in
On Mar 24, 1838, the Senate voted 8–44 (S 157). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–28, Others 0–16. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 8
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Mar 24, 1838
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 28 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- 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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