Senate roll call 211 · 26th Congress · Jul 13, 1840
To amend the proposed amendment to H.R. 465, by inserting "that no officer of the federal government, nor any member of Congress, shall have any loan of money,
On Jul 13, 1840, the Senate voted 15–18 (HR 465). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–13, Others 3–5. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 13, 1840
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 5 no · 20 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- 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
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- 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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