Senate roll call 231 · 25th Congress · Jun 25, 1838
To rescind a portion of the resolution that original papers on private claims not be withdrawn from Senate files but copied and provided to claimants on payment
On Jun 25, 1838, the Senate voted 20–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–14, Others 9–5. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 25, 1838
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 14 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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