Senate roll call 173 · 26th Congress · Jul 3, 1840
To adjourn, motion made during consideration of S.RES. 19, to continue the corporate existence of certain banks in the district of columbia for certain purposes
On Jul 3, 1840, the Senate voted 13–24. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–12, Others 0–12. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 3, 1840
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- 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
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson 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
- 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
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
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