Senate roll call 144 · 26th Congress · Jun 16, 1840
To amend in the nature of a substitute the resolution adverse to the claim of the heirs of robert fulton, so as to provide that the SEC. Of the treasury pay to
On Jun 16, 1840, the Senate voted 17–21. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–19, Others 13–2. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 16, 1840
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 19 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-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
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- 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 Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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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