Senate roll call 288 · 25th Congress · Jan 8, 1839
To amend amendment to S. 1, by extending the privilege to all persons, who own, reside upon and cultivate adjoining land, to purchase contiguous tracts at reduc
On Jan 8, 1839, the Senate voted 24–22 (S 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–10, Others 2–12. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 8, 1839
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC 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
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
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