Senate roll call 355 · 25th Congress · Feb 25, 1839
To table a motion to proceed to elect an assistant doorkeeper of the Senate.
On Feb 25, 1839, the Senate voted 23–17. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–16, Others 12–1. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 25, 1839
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 16 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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