Senate roll call 113 · 26th Congress · May 29, 1840
To postpone indefinitely the bill S. 112, for the relief of the legal representatives of philip barbor, deceased.
On May 29, 1840, the Senate voted 21–22 (S 112). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–7, Others 0–15. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 29, 1840
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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