Senate roll call 95 · 25th Congress · Feb 1, 1838
To amend S. 157, a bill imposing additional duties as depositories on certain public officers and regulating the safekeeping and disposal of the U.S. Public mon
On Feb 1, 1838, the Senate voted 24–13 (S 157). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–13, Others 6–0. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Feb 1, 1838
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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