Senate roll call 143 · 26th Congress · Jun 16, 1840
To amend the motion to have printed 10,000 copies of two reports of the SEC. Of war regarding the reorganization of the militia of the U.S., together with two r
On Jun 16, 1840, the Senate voted 27–16. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–1, Others 0–15. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 16, 1840
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- 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
- 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
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
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