Senate roll call 367 · 25th Congress · Feb 27, 1839
To recommit S. 131 to the committee on judiciary, with instructions to amend the bill to conform with resolutions providing for legally restraining all interfer
On Feb 27, 1839, the Senate voted 13–26 (S 131). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–26, Others 10–0. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 27, 1839
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 26 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 0 no · 9 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
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- 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
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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