Senate roll call 116 · 26th Congress · Jun 2, 1840
To amend an amendment to S. 324 so as to eliminate the following words, "and all persons, corporations, or associations of persons who shall issue, pay out, or
On Jun 2, 1840, the Senate voted 28–16 (S 324). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–16, Others 17–0. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 2, 1840
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 16 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- 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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