Senate roll call 23 · 26th Congress · Feb 5, 1840
To table a motion to print the report of the select comm. On the resolution opposing the proposal that the Congress of the U.S. Assume, or guarantee, or provide
On Feb 5, 1840, the Senate voted 16–29. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–29, Others 15–0. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 5, 1840
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 29 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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