Senate roll call 139 · 25th Congress · Apr 9, 1838
To postpone, until december, consideration of S. 155, an act supplementary to the act establishing the northern boundary of ohio, and providing for the admissio
On Apr 9, 1838, the Senate voted 23–11 (S 155). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–10, Others 7–1. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 9, 1838
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 1 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Felix Grundy D-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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