Senate roll call 121 · 26th Congress · Jun 5, 1840
To amend an amendment to S. 324, so as to eliminate the provision in the amendment that all persons residing in the U.S., being merchants seeking their living b
On Jun 5, 1840, the Senate voted 17–25 (S 324). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–23, Others 13–2. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 5, 1840
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 23 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- 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
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- 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
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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