Senate roll call 255 · 25th Congress · Jul 6, 1838
To suspend joint rule 16 for one day, in order to allow Senate to send bills to the house for concurrence during the last three days of the session.
On Jul 6, 1838, the Senate voted 13–23. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–12, Others 1–11. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
How each senator voted: No
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- 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
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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