Senate roll call 7 · 25th Congress · Mar 9, 1837
To postpone consideration of the nomination of denny MC cobb as collector of the customs for the district and inspector of revenue for the port of waldoboro, ma
On Mar 9, 1837, the Senate voted 19–8. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–5, Others 3–3. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Mar 9, 1837
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 5 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
How each senator voted: No
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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