Senate roll call 74 · 25th Congress · Jan 19, 1838
To recommit S. 31, a bill relating to the claim of the executrix of the estate of richard meade, to the committee on claims with instructions to investigate it
On Jan 19, 1838, the Senate voted 17–24 (S 31). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–14, Others 3–10. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 19, 1838
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 14 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 10 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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