Senate roll call 197 · 25th Congress · May 30, 1838
To pass S. 276, a bill requesting a special pre-emption law in favor of citizens of southport and its vacinity and that the proceeds of the lands thus sold may
On May 30, 1838, the Senate voted 24–12 (S 276). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–11, Others 9–1. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 30, 1838
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 11 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen 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
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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