Senate roll call 221 · 25th Congress · Jun 16, 1838
To amend an amendment to S. 356, a bill creating the office of the surveyor of public lands for michigan, by striking out michigan city and inserting ST. Joseph
On Jun 16, 1838, the Senate voted 27–4 (S 356). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–4, Others 10–0. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 4
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jun 16, 1838
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 4 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- 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
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to S. 356, a bill…: Senate Vote, Jun 16, 1838,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-S-221/to-amend-an-amendment-to-s-356-a-bill (accessed 2026-10-16).