Senate roll call 136 · 25th Congress · Apr 6, 1838
To amend S. 250 by requiring all appointees to declare under oath that they have not been connected with any duel.
On Apr 6, 1838, the Senate voted 13–19 (S 250). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–13, Others 1–6. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Apr 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 13 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 6 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris 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
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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