Senate roll call 192 · 25th Congress · May 28, 1838
To amend S.J.RES. 11 by providing that the resolution relative to the collection of public revenue, approved apr. 30, 1816, is hereby repealed.
On May 28, 1838, the Senate voted 8–36 (SR 11). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–22, Others 0–14. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 8
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- May 28, 1838
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- 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
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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