Senate roll call 289 · 25th Congress · Jan 11, 1839
To rescind the resolution, adopted on dec. 21, 1838, that the committee of claims be discharged from considering the petition of the executors of john j. Bulow
On Jan 11, 1839, the Senate voted 22–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–16, Others 9–3. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 11, 1839
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- 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 Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift 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 Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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