Senate roll call 261 · 25th Congress · Jul 6, 1838
To amend H.R. 394 by appropriating $48,000 for a sea-wall at buffalo, n.y.
On Jul 6, 1838, the Senate voted 17–21 (HR 39). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–18, Others 9–3. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 18 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- 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
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
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 McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- 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
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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