Senate roll call 56 · 25th Congress · Jan 3, 1838
To amend the second resolution concerning slavery by eliminating the clause which states that meddling by any one or more states in the domestic institutions of
On Jan 3, 1838, the Senate voted 12–32. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–27, Others 8–5. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 3, 1838
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 27 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- 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
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- 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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