Senate roll call 266 · 26th Congress · Dec 31, 1840
To adopt the resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty of commerce and navigation between the U.S. And his majesty, the king of the bel
On Dec 31, 1840, the Senate voted 39–0. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–0, Others 15–0.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 0
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Dec 31, 1840
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 0 no · 13 didn’t vote
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
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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