Senate roll call 202 · 26th Congress · Jul 11, 1840
To amend H.R. 6, by appropriating $30,000 for a survey of the coast between mobile and the mouth of the mississippi in order to determine the practicality of bu
On Jul 11, 1840, the Senate voted 21–10 (HR 6). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–8, Others 6–2. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jul 11, 1840
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 8 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 2 no · 20 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 6, by appropriating $30,000…: Senate Vote, Jul 11, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-202/to-amend-h-r-6-by-appropriating-30-000 (accessed 2026-10-17).