Senate roll call 361 · 25th Congress · Feb 26, 1839
To recommit to the committee on the judiciary S. 144, with instructions to amend and give circuit courts the power to issue writs of mandamus.
On Feb 26, 1839, the Senate voted 15–27 (S 144). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–27, Others 12–0. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 26, 1839
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 27 no · 10 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
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster 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
- William Rufus de Vane King 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
- 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
- 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
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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