Senate roll call 157 · 26th Congress · Jun 23, 1840
To agree to the amendment to S. 369 which would nullify any attachment or mesne process which should be made subsequent to the passage of the bill and to the de
On Jun 23, 1840, the Senate voted 11–35 (S 369). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–24, Others 7–11. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 23, 1840
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 24 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-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
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- 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
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- 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
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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