Senate roll call 142 · 26th Congress · Jun 16, 1840
To amend the title of S. 299 to read "an act to extend the charters of the suspended banks of the dist. Of columbia."
On Jun 16, 1840, the Senate voted 11–26 (S 299). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–14, Others 0–12. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jun 16, 1840
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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