Senate roll call 85 · 25th Congress · Jan 27, 1838
To amend S. 2 by requiring that prior to any entries being made under this act, proof of settlement be made under the rules now in force.
On Jan 27, 1838, the Senate voted 13–27 (S 2). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–25, Others 10–2. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jan 27, 1838
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 25 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Cabell Rives 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- 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
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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