Senate roll call 391 · 25th Congress · Mar 2, 1839
To recommend that the President make proclamation of the treaty of june 11, 1838 with the new york indians, when he shall be satisfied of the assent of the sene
On Mar 2, 1839, the Senate voted 26–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–5, Others 4–8. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 2, 1839
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 5 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- 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
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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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