Senate roll call 385 · 25th Congress · Mar 1, 1839
To amend the fourth resolution relating to the existing difficulties regarding the northeastern frontier, by eliminating the provision that if the state of main
On Mar 1, 1839, the Senate voted 18–26. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–16, Others 5–10. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 1, 1839
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- 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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