Senate roll call 13 · 26th Congress · Jan 17, 1840
To amend S. 127, so as to stipulate under what circumstances and in what manner officers and agents of the U.S. May draw drafts.
On Jan 17, 1840, the Senate voted 15–27 (S 127). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–26, Others 13–1. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 17, 1840
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 26 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 1 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 127, so as to stipulate under…: Senate Vote, Jan 17, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-13/to-amend-s-127-so-as-to-stipulate-under (accessed 2026-10-16).