Senate roll call 398 · 25th Congress · Mar 2, 1839
To agree to the amendment to H.R. 892, which appropriates $80,000 for the protection of the western frontier.
On Mar 2, 1839, the Senate voted 14–18 (HR 892). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–11, Others 4–7. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 2, 1839
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 11 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Allen D-OH
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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