Senate roll call 90 · 25th Congress · Jan 27, 1838
To amend S. 2 by providing that the act shall not apply to the land ceded by the treaty of 1837 with the miami indians.
On Jan 27, 1838, the Senate voted 17–19 (S 2). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–19, Others 9–0. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jan 27, 1838
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-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
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- 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
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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