Senate roll call 334 · 25th Congress · Feb 8, 1839
To table a motion to consider the resolution directing the committee on judiciary to inquire into certain matters pertaining to the institution of slavery in TH
On Feb 8, 1839, the Senate voted 22–20. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–10, Others 5–10. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 8, 1839
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- 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 Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
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