Senate roll call 257 · 26th Congress · Jul 24, 1840
To amend, in the nature of a substitute for, the res. Concerning the n.y. Indian treaty, so as to provide that in the opinion of the Senate, the amendment propo
On Jul 24, 1840, the Senate voted 18–19. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–12, Others 6–7. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 24, 1840
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 12 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 7 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden 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
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
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