Senate roll call 261 · 26th Congress · Jul 25, 1840
To amend the amendment to the resolution concerning the new york indian treaty, to propose that the Senate concur that the amended treaty be respectfully return
On Jul 25, 1840, the Senate voted 18–18. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–12, Others 7–6. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 25, 1840
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC 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
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- 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
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
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
- 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 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
- 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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