Senate roll call 51 · 25th Congress · Dec 29, 1837
To amend S. 21, a bill altering and amending the act providing for the punishment of certain crimes against the U.S., approved apr. 30, 1790, by substituting ha
On Dec 29, 1837, the Senate voted 23–16 (S 21). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–13, Others 9–3. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Dec 29, 1837
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 13 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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