Senate roll call 220 · 26th Congress · Jul 14, 1840
To amend H.R. 465, so as to eliminate the second section of the bill which determines fines to be imposed on presidents and directors of said banks who violate
On Jul 14, 1840, the Senate voted 18–11 (HR 465). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–11, Others 7–0. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Jul 14, 1840
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 0 no · 21 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS 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
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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- 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
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton 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
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- 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
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