Senate roll call 244 · 26th Congress · Jul 18, 1840
To consider the resolution S.RES. 22 to continue the corporate existence of the banks in the district of columbia.
On Jul 18, 1840, the Senate voted 22–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–13, Others 12–0. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 18, 1840
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 0 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- 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
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
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Capitol Receipts, “To consider the resolution S.RES. 22 to…: Senate Vote, Jul 18, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-244/to-consider-the-resolution-s-res-22-to-continue (accessed 2026-10-16).