Senate roll call 170 · 26th Congress · Jul 3, 1840
To table H.R. 100, a bill to ensure the more faithful execution of the laws in the collection of duties on imports.
On Jul 3, 1840, the Senate voted 23–11 (HR 100). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–11, Others 13–0. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 3, 1840
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
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