Senate roll call 259 · 25th Congress · Jul 6, 1838
To proceed to the consideration of H.R. 394, a bill providing for certain harbors and for the removal of obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers dur
On Jul 6, 1838, the Senate voted 18–11 (HR 39). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 9–9, Others 9–2. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jul 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 9 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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