Senate roll call 293 · 25th Congress · Jan 11, 1839
To concur in the amendment to S. 1, which permits entry by actual settlers of lands on the market for 15 years at 50 cents an acre.
On Jan 11, 1839, the Senate voted 21–23 (S 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–18, Others 8–5. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 11, 1839
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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
- 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
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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