Senate roll call 180 · 25th Congress · May 22, 1838
To agree to H.R. 604, a bill assenting to the act of the general assembly of virginia, amending the act incorporating the falmouth and alexandria railroad compa
On May 22, 1838, the Senate voted 29–9 (HR 60). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–8, Others 11–1. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 22, 1838
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 8 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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