Senate roll call 83 · 25th Congress · Jan 26, 1838
To postpone consideration of S. 2 until monday in order to give members time to look into the rules of the general land office.
On Jan 26, 1838, the Senate voted 23–25 (S 2). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–24, Others 15–1. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 26, 1838
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 24 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA 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
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane 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
- 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
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- 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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