Senate roll call 225 · 25th Congress · Jun 19, 1838
To amend S. 2 (app. June 22, 1838), by eliminating any portions of land selected as sites for towns or for use for trade rather than agriculture and improvement
On Jun 19, 1838, the Senate voted 11–26 (S 2). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–19, Others 1–7. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 19, 1838
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 7 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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