Senate roll call 211 · 25th Congress · Jun 11, 1838
To advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the U.S. And sioux indians, as amended in committee of the whole.
On Jun 11, 1838, the Senate voted 25–6. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–4, Others 3–2. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jun 11, 1838
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- 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
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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