Senate roll call 52 · 25th Congress · Dec 29, 1837
To amend S. 31, a bill providing for the settlement of the claim of executrix of the estate of richard meade, by eliminating the provision that if the claim is
On Dec 29, 1837, the Senate voted 30–10 (S 31). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–9, Others 11–1. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Dec 29, 1837
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 9 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- 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
- 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
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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