Senate roll call 236 · 25th Congress · Jun 27, 1838
To amend S. 298, a bill to revive an act, approved may 26, 1824, enabling the claimants to land in missouri and arkansas to try the validity of their claims, by
On Jun 27, 1838, the Senate voted 29–2 (S 298). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–2, Others 6–0. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 2
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jun 27, 1838
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 2 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- 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
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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