Senate roll call 347 · 25th Congress · Feb 21, 1839
To recommit to the committee on finance, S. 258, with instructions to amend by providing that collectors deposit government revenues and securities in banks to
On Feb 21, 1839, the Senate voted 16–25 (S 258). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–25, Others 12–0. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 21, 1839
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 25 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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