Senate roll call 185 · 26th Congress · Jul 9, 1840
To amend S. 376 so as to reduce the compensation and expenses of the attorney general from $3000 to $2000.
On Jul 9, 1840, the Senate voted 22–18 (S 376). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–13, Others 8–5. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jul 9, 1840
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 13 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 5 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy 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
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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